Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide further Protection against Dogs. |
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Citation | 34 & 35 Vict. c. 56 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 24 July 1871 |
Status: Amended | |
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Dogs Act 1871 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Dogs Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 56) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which deals with the handling of stray and dangerous dogs.
Section 1 of the act dealt with stray dogs – this section was repealed by the Dogs Act 1906.
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