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Animal Health And Welfare Act 1984
The Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40) was a piece of UK legislation that amended the provisions of the Animal Health Act 1981 related to * the seizure of things for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease, * powers of entry upon private premises, * declarations as to places infected with a disease, * to enable certain orders under that Act to operate in or over territorial waters, * to amend the Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967, * to enable provision to be made for controlling the practice of artificial breeding of livestock, * to repeal the Improvement of Live Stock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931 and the Horse Breeding Act 1958, * to amend the Medicines Act 1968 in relation to feeding stuffs and veterinary drugs, the registers of which are kept by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain The Criminal Justice Act 2003 increased the penalties related to the artificial breeding of livestock to 51 weeks from the 3 months stated in this 1984 Act. See also * Agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvement Of Live Stock (Licensing Of Bulls) Act 1931
Improvement is the process of a thing moving from one state to a state considered to be better, usually through some action intended to bring about that better state. The concept of improvement is important to governments and businesses, as well as to individuals. History of the concept The term "improvement" in general means "gradual, piecemeal, but cumulative betterment", which can refer to both individuals and societies as a whole. The term "improvement" historically referred to land improvement, the process of making wildland more suitable for human uses, particularly the cultivation of crops.Alan Craig Houston, ''Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement'' (2008), p. 12. Agricultural writers contrasted "improvement" with the traditional custom that governed farming practices at the time. The belief in agricultural "improvement" was the belief that the earth could be made more fruitful. More specifically, it was the belief that "the knowledge of nature would allow the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |