NOTE

1.     The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1959 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 16, 1959 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

    Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts. That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.

Table of Ordinances

Ordinance

Number and year

Date of notification in Gazette

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance 1959	16, 1959	26 Nov 1959	26 Nov 1959
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978	46, 1978	28 Dec 1978	28 Dec 1978	—
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance 1980	22, 1980	15 July 1980	5 June 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. S110)	—
Magistrates Court Ordinance 1985	67, 1985	19 Dec 1985	1 Feb 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. G3, p. 265)	—
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance 1986	26, 1986	25 July 1986	25 July 1986	—
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Ordinance 1988	42, 1988	20 July 1988	20 July 1988	—
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: 10 May 1989 Remainder: 11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)	—

as repealed by
Animal Welfare Act 1992	45, 1992	1 September 1992	1 March 1993 (s 2 (3) and Gaz 1997 No S148)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision     How affected

Ss. 2, 3     rep. No. 22, 1980

S. 4     am. No. 22, 1980; No. 67, 1985; No. 26, 1986; No. 38, 1989

Ss. 5, 6     am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1986

S. 7     am. No. 22, 1980; No. 42, 1988

S. 8     am. No. 46, 1978

S. 10     am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1986

S. 11     am. No. 67, 1985

S. 12     am. No. 19, 1966; No. 22, 1980; No. 26, 1986

Ss. 12A, 12B     ad. No. 26, 1986

S. 12C     ad. No. 26, 1986

    am. No. 38, 1989

Schedule     ad. No. 22, 1980

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

A1959-16

Republication No 2

Effective: 1 March 1993

Republication date: 14 January 2011

As repealed by A1992-45 sch

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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The republished law

This is a republication of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1959 (repealed) effective 1 March.1993.

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Australian Capital Territory

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

ACT 1959

Repealed by 45, 1992 (in force 1 March 1993)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section

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PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

ACT 1959