The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (1981 c. 37) was an
Act of Parliament
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in the
United Kingdom
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.
The main effect of the Act was to regulate
zoos by requiring them to be licensed by local authorities. The Act did not extend to circuses or pet shops. The Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
[''Zoo Licensing Act'', 1981, s23 (3)]
References
*''Whitaker's Almanack: for the year 1982'', complete edition, p. 361. J. Whitaker & Sons, London, 1981
External links
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1981
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