Animal Welfare Act
Secondary legislation planned to be made under the Animal Welfare Act 2023
Please note:
This is an outline of the Secondary legislation that the Department is considering developing and bringing forward to Tynwald for approval under the Animal Welfare Act 2023.
The plan may be subject to change, depending on competing priorities, the outcomes of public consultations on legislation, public and political expectations and other requirements.
Legislation with Departmental Approval
| Title | Description | Likely Tynwald sitting (and procedure) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointed Day Order | Commence all clauses | May 2024 (laid before) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Codes of Practice) Order | Code of practice | May 2024 (negative) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Complaints Retention) Regulations | Will set out the retention periods for animal welfare-related information held by the Department | May 2024 (approval) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Data Subject Access) Code of Practice | Will set out a person's rights to access animal welfare-related information on them held by the Department | May 2024 (laid before) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Application) Order | Will apply section 13 (licensing or registration of activities involving animals) of the UK Animal Welfare Act 2006 | March 2025 (approval) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations | Will repeal and replace the Riding Establishments (Inspections) Act 1968, Animal Boarding Establishments (Isle of Man) Act 1973 and the Breeding of Dogs and Cats Act 1981 | March 2025 (approval) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Definition of Licence) Order | Will amend the definition of 'licence' in the Bill to reflect the repeal of the Riding, Boarding and Breeding Acts | March 2025 (negative) | ||
| Animal Welfare (Cruelty) (Application) Order | Will revoke the Cruelty to Animals act 1997 and replace it with applied sections of the UK Animal Welfare Act 2006, including sections 2, 4-8, 18-20, 22, 38 and 40 | June 2025 | ||
Policy under Development
| Title | Description | Likely Tynwald sitting (and procedure) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Protection of Livestock) (Application) Order | Will apply the UK Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953, as it applies in Scotland | TBC | ||
