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Diseases of Animals Act 1894

The Diseases of Animals Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 57) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to contagious diseases among animals in the United Kingdom.

The act was designed to combat "heavy losses" due to cattle diseases such as rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 78 of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 89 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 36), which came into force on 1 January 1951.

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