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Protection against Cruel Tethering Act
1988 (c. 31)

1998 Chapter c. 31

An Act to protect horses, asses and mules against cruel tethering;
and for purposes connected therewith.
[29th July 1988]

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Offence of cruel tethering.

2. Short title and commencement.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty,
   by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual
   and Temporal, and Commons, in this Present Parliament
   assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:--

1. In section 1 of the [1911 c. 27] Protection of Animals Act 1911 there
shall be added in subsection (1) the following words after paragraph (e)

        "or

        (f) shall tether any horse, ass, or mule under such conditions or in
       such manner as to cause that animal unnecessary suffering;"

2.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Protection against Cruel Tethering Act
1988.

(2) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months
beginning with the day on which it is passed.