Updated to 19 May 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025 and S.I. No. 193 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
No. 15 of 2013
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-3 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 4 | See sch. 1 | |
| Ss. 5-25 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Ss. 26-29 except insofar as they relate to porcine animals slaughtered or exported live from the State | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 26-29 insofar as they relate to porcine animals slaughtered or exported live from the State | 1 September 2019 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 426 of 2019), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30-62 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Ss. 63, 64 | 1 January 2015 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) (No.2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 520 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 65-71 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 72-78 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Dublin Police Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict., c. 24), ss. 8, 17(5) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict., c. 89), ss. 28, 36 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict., c. 103), ss. 72, 75 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict., c. 52), s. 57(1) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict., c. 27) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict., c. 70) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 34) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Protection of Animals Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 27) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Captive Birds Shooting (Prohibition) Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 13) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 16) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Musk Rats Act 1933 (16/1933) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Act 1934 (42/1934) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep (Amendment) Act 1935 (37/1935) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Slaughter of Animals Act 1935 (45/1935) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Flax Act 1936 (20/1936) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep (Amendment) Act 1936 (33/1936) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act 1947 (18/1947) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Clean Wool Act 1947 (27/1947) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Poultry Hatcheries Act 1947 (49/1947) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Flax Act 1936 (Suspension) Act 1950 (9/1950) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1965 (10/1965) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (6/1966) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Livestock Marts Act 1967 (20/1967) | 1 January 2019 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 127 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Wool Marketing Act 1968 (26/1968) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Bovine Diseases (Levies) Act 1979 (26/1979) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Wool Marketing Act 1984 (11/1984) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes (13/1984) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Control of Bulls for Breeding Act 1985 (13/1985) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Control of Dogs Act 1986 (32/1986), ss. 20, 24, 29 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Bovine Diseases (Levies) (Amendment) Act 1996 (5/1996) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Control of Horses Act 1996 (37/1996), ss. 43, 44, 48 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000 | 1 January 2015 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) (No.2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 520 of 2014), art. 2(b) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (3/2001) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Sch. 1 as respects repeal of Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 (29/2001), ss. 12, 13 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Schs. 2-4 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Animal Health and Welfare Acts | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 1(4) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| Act (s. 77) included in collectively cited Control of Dogs Acts | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(10) | 30 January 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 38 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2 amended | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 3 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 222 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 7(2) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 1 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7(2) application extended | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Application to Tuberculosis in Non-Ruminant Animals) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 109 of 2014), regs. 1, 2 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Application to Tuberculosis in Non-Ruminant Animals) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 109 of 2014), reg. 1 |
| S. 8(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 2 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9 deleted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 3 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 24(4) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 4 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(2)(f) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 5 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 32(6) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 6 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36(2)(a) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 7 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36(4)(b) substituted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 61(a) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36(4A) inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 61(b) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36(7) inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 61(c) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36A inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 62 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 37(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 8 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 37(2) amended | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 38(4)(c) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 9 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 38A inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 63 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 39(1) amended | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 4 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 10 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 39(2) amended | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 4 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 11 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 42(3A) inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 64 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 43(2)(b) amended | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 48(2) amended | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 49(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 12 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 | |
| S. 51(5) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 13 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 52(2A) inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 5 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 55(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 14 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 55(1)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 289 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 60(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 15 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 61(1) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 16 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 61(1)(e) amended | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 53 | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 65-71 (Part 12) repealed | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 6 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71A inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71B inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71C inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71D inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71E inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71F inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71G inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71H inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71I inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71J inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71K inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71L inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 71M inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 72(1)(e) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 17 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 72(2)(e) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66, table, item 18 | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 76 repealed on 11 July 2023 | Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 (21/2023), s. 2(2)(b) | 11 July 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 2 application extended | Animal Health and Welfare (Application of Act to disease) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 135 of 2018), art. 2 | 26 April 2018 | Animal Health and Welfare (Application of Act to disease) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 135 of 2018) |
| Sch. 3, para. 14A inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(a) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3, para. 14B inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(a) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3, para. 14C inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(a) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3, para. 21 substituted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(b) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3 para 40 amended | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 8(a) | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 para 40A inserted | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (4/2022), ss. 1(2), 8(b) | 9 December 2022 | Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 640 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para. 46 substituted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(c) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3, para. 47 substituted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(c) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 3, paras. 48-60 inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 65(c) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 6 | Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 182 of 2020) |
| S. 7 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013(Application to specified diseases) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 745 of 2022) |
| Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Application to specified diseases) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 516 of 2020) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Application of Act to disease) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 135 of 2018) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Application to Tuberculosis in Non-Ruminant Animals) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 109 of 2014) | |
| S. 26(2) | Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 427 of 2019) |
| S. 32 | Diseases of Poultry (Compensation) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 244 of 2019) |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Tuberculosis) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 58 of 2015) | |
| S. 34 | Diseases of Poultry (Compensation) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 244 of 2019) |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Tuberculosis) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 309 of 2016) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Tuberculosis) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 58 of 2015) | |
| African Horse Sickness Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 116 of 2014) | |
| S. 36 | Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds and Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2025 (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 156 of 2025) |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds and Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 31 of 2025) | |
| Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 683 of 2024) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity measures) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 666 of 2024) | |
| Control of Salmonella Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 305 of 2024) | |
| Ear-cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 412 of 2023) | |
| Animal Health (Identification and Tracing) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 290 of 2023) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity Measures) Regulations 2022 (Revocation) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 2 June 2023 (S.I. No. 272 of 2023) | |
| Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products (Animal Health Certificates) Regulations 2021 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 259 of 2023) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2022 (Revocation) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 18 April 2023 (S.I. No. 179 of 2023) | |
| Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 746 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No. 2 (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 702 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 652 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 592 of 2022) | |
| Bovine Identification Regulations (S.I. No. 591 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 570 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 551 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity measures) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 462 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2021 (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 231 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity Measures) Regulations 2021 (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 230 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2021 (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 203 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) Regulations 2021 (Revocation) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 25 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) Regulations 2021 (Second Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 12 of 2022) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) Regulations 2021 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 2 of 2022) | |
| Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products (Animal Health Certificates) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 784 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 769 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 768 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.7) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 734 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.6) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 698 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.5) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 672 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.4) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 658 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.3) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 644 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.2) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 641 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 622 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) (No.2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 618 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Temporary Measures) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 609 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 607 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity measures) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 593 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 592 of 2021) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 412 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2020 (Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 272 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity Measures) Regulations 2020 (Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 271 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2020 (Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 164 of 2021) | |
| Pet Travel (Cats, dogs and ferrets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 151 of 2021) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 21 December 2020 (S.I. No. 663 of 2020) | |
| Avian Influenza (Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 567 of 2020) | |
| Avian Influenza (Biosecurity measures) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 566 of 2020) | |
| Pet Travel (Cats, dogs and ferrets) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 141 of 2020) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Rabies) Regulations 2020 (Revocation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 60 of 2020) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Rabies) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 20 of 2020) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 681 of 2019) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (A.I. Technicians Licence) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 431 of 2019) | |
| Animal Health (Trade in Salamanders) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 245 of 2019) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 171 of 2018) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 128 of 2018) | |
| Knackery (Bovine Notification) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 20 of 2018) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Animal Remedies Veterinary Practice and Veterinary Medicine) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 558 of 2017) | |
| Circuses (Prohibition on Use of Wild Animals) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 482 of 2017) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Control of Bulls for Breeding) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 477 of 2017) | |
| Notification and Control of Diseases Affecting Terrestrial Animals (No.2) Regulations 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 408 of 2017) | |
| Prohibition On Tail Docking and Dew Claw Removal (Dogs) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 304 of 2017) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary confinement of Birds) Regulations 2016 (Revocation) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 165 of 2017) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 30 of 2017) | |
| Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 677 of 2016) | |
| Prohibition on Tail Docking (Dogs) Regulations 2014 (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 561 of 2016) | |
| Carriage of Livestock by Sea (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 455 of 2016) | |
| Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 356 of 2016) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Tuberculosis) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 309 of 2016) | |
| Assembly of Animals for Export Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 212 of 2016) | |
| Equidae (Change of Ownership) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 201 of 2016) | |
| Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014 Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 162 of 2016) | |
| Notification and Control of Diseases Affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 130 of 2016) | |
| Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 50 of 2016) | |
| Control on Animal Vaccines (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 27 of 2016) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 586 of 2015) | |
| Microchippng of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 427 of 2015) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Brucellosis in Cattle) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 402 of 2015) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 305 of 2015) | |
| Disposal of Carcases (Prohibition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 160 of 2015) | |
| Notification and Control of Animal Diseases Regulations 2014 (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 123 of 2015) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 119 of 2015) | |
| Microchippng of Dogs Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 63 of 2015) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Tuberculosis) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 58 of 2015) | |
| Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 602 of 2014) | |
| Equidae (Transfer of Ownership) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 601 of 2014) | |
| Control on Animal Vaccines (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 590 of 2014) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 552 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 521 of 2014) | |
| Foot and Mouth Disease (Non-EU Countries) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 502 of 2014) | |
| African Swine Fever (Restriction on Movements of Pigs and Pig Products) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 501 of 2014) | |
| Prohibition on Tail-docking (Bovines) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 225 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Restriction on Horned Cattle) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 224 of 2014) | |
| Control on Animal Vaccines Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 193 of 2014) | |
| Equidae (Transfer of Ownership) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 189 of 2014) | |
| Tail Docking and Dew Claw Removal (Dogs) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 128 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 127 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 126 of 2014) | |
| Prohibition on Tail Docking (Dogs) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 125 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 123 of 2014) | |
| Pet Passport Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 119 of 2014) | |
| Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 118 of 2014) | |
| Prohibition on Tail-docking (Bovines) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 117 of 2014) | |
| African Horse Sickness Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 116 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health (African Swine Fever) (Non-EU Countries) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 115 of 2014) | |
| Control on places where poultry are kept Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 114 of 2014) | |
| Control On Places Where Horses Are Kept Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 113 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Restriction on horned cattle) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 111 of 2014) | |
| Notification and Control of Animal Diseases Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 110 of 2014) | |
| Animal Welfare (Electro-immobilisation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 108 of 2014) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Section 17) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 107 of 2014) | |
| S. 36A | Control of Salmonella Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 305 of 2024) |
| Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products (Animal Health Certificates) Regulations 2021 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 259 of 2023) | |
| S. 36, continued in force by s. 75 and sch. 4 | The Importation of Dogs and Cats Order 1929 (S.R. & O., No. 4 of 1929) |
| Importation of Dogs and Cats (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 203 of 1970) | |
| Rabies (Importation, Landing and Movement of Animals) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 16 of 1972) | |
| Warble Fly (Notification and Treatment) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 267 of 1975) | |
| Rabies Order 1976 (S.I. No. 94 of 1976) | |
| Rabies (Importation, Landing and Movement of Animals) (Amendment) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 95of 1976) | |
| Warble Fly (Notification and Treatment) (Amendment) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 10 of 1977) | |
| Warble Fly Order 1981 (S.I. No. 338 of 1981) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Feeding and Use of Swill) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 153 of 1985) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 308of 1989) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 114 of 1991) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Poultry Feed) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 364 of 1991) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 17 of 1996) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1996(S.I. No. 85 of 1996) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 86 of 1996) | |
| Importation of Pathogenic Agents Order 1997 (S.I. No. 373 of 1997) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 39 of 1998) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 343 of 1998) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 506 of 1998) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 57 of 2000) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 161 of 2000) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in Sheep and Goats) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 450 of 2001) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Prohibition on the Use of Swill) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 597 of 2001) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Order 1996 (Extension to Sheep andConsequential Provisions) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 99 of 2002) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (National Pig Identification and Tracing System) Order 2002 (S.I.No. 341 of 2002) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 415 of 2002) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Aujeszky’s Disease) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 479 of 2002) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) Order 2002 (S.I. No.528 of 2002) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2003(S.I. No. 32 of 2003) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) (Amendment) Order2003 (S.I. No. 159 of 2003) | |
| Importation of Dogs and Cats Order 2003 (S.I. No. 192 of 2003) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Monkey Pox Virus) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 279 of 2003) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 700 of 2003) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) (Amendment) Order2004 (S.I. No. 508 of 2004) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2005(S.I. No. 7 of 2005) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Goat Identification) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 79 of 2006) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Foot and Mouth Disease) (Disinfection facilities) Order 2007(S.I. No. 574 of 2007) | |
| Diseases of Animals (Animal Transport) (Roll-on Roll-off vessels) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 580 of2007) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 666 of 2007) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) (Amendment) Order2007 (S.I. No. 765 of 2007) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) Order 2008 (S.I.No. 101 of 2008) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) (Fertilisers andSoil Improvers) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 253 of 2008) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Prohibition on the Use of Swill) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I.No. 12 of 2009) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 357 of 2009) | |
| Rabies (Importation, Movement and Landing of Animals) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 261 of 2009) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) (Amendment) Order2009 (S.I. No. 323 of 2009) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on salmonella in swine) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 522 of 2009) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) (Amendment) Order2010 (S.I. No. 289 of 2010) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2010(S.I. No. 307 of 2010) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (National Pig Identification and Tracing System) (Amendment)Order 2010 (S.I. No. 364 of 2010) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Order2010 (S.I. No. 475 of 2010) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control of Salmonella in Ducks) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 565 of 2010) | |
| Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Order2011 (S.I. No. 277 of 2011) | |
| Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 554 of 2012) | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012(S.I. No. 555 of 2012) | |
| S. 36A | Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products (Animal Health Certificates) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 784 of 2021) |
| S. 63 | Animal Health and Welfare (Export) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 299 of 2024) |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Export) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 145 of 2018) | |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 521 of 2014) | |
| S. 64 | Animal Health and Welfare (Rabies) Regulations 2020 (Revocation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 60 of 2020) |
| Animal Health and Welfare (Rabies) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 20 of 2020) | |
| S. 71D(3) | Animal Health and Welfare (Fur Farming Compensation Scheme) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 650 of 2022) |