Slaughter of Animals Act 1958

The Slaughter of Animals Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the slaughter of animals in England and Wales.

Slaughter of Animals Act 1958

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the slaughter of animals.
Citation	7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 8
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	18 December 1958
Commencement	18 January 1959
Repealed	1 April 1974
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	London Government Act 1963
Repealed by	Slaughterhouses Act 1974
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 12(1) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.

Citation	Short title	Extent of repeal
23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 39	Slaughter of Animals Act 1933	The whole act.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 27	Slaughter of Animals (Pigs) Act 1953	The whole act.
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 59	Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954	Sections two to nine. In section ten, subsection (2). In section eleven, subsection (2). In section twelve, subsection (2). The First Schedule. In the Second Schedule, in Part I, the entries relating to the Slaughter of Animals Act 1933.
6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 70	Slaughterhouses Act 1958	Section eight. In section nine, in subsection (1), the words "or by virtue of". In section thirteen, the proviso to subsection (1). The Second Schedule.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 47(2) of, and schedule 6 to, the Slaughterhouses Act 1974, which came into operation on 1 April 1974.

External links

• Text of the Slaughter of Animals Act 1958 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.