The Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to diseases of animals in Great Britain.
Section 96(2) of the act repealed 23 enactments, listed in the sixth schedule to the act.
The act has been amended on several occasions. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 amended the act with provisions relating to the seizure of things for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease. The Animal Health Act 2002 further extended its powers, particularly in relation to foot and mouth disease, scrapie, and other exotic and endemic notifiable animal diseases.