Pet Abduction Act 2024
Pet Abduction Act 2024
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Pet Abduction Act 2024 ("the Act") introduces new criminal offences in relation to the taking or detaining of a dog from the lawful control of any person; and the taking of a cat from the lawful control of any person.
The Act also introduces an enabling power to amend the Act to apply or replicate the offences through secondary legislation to other species of animal commonly kept as pets, when certain conditions are met.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2024 c. 16
Royal Assent: 2024-05-24
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.