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Provisions Repealed enactments Section 78 of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act. CitationShort titleExtent of repeal41 & 42 Vict. c. 74Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1878The whole act, except section thirty-four.47 & 48 Vict. c. 13Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1884The whole act.47 & 48 Vict. c. 47Contagious Diseases (Animals) Transfer of Parts of Districts Act 1884The whole act.49 & 50 Vict. c. 32Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1886The whole act, except section nine.52 & 53 Vict. c. 30Board of Agriculture Act 1889Section three.53 & 54 Vict. c. 14Contagious Diseases (Animals) (Pleuro-pneumonia) Act 1890The whole act.55 & 56 Vict. c. 47Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1892The whole act.56 & 57 Vict. c. 43Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1893The whole act.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed for England and Wales and Scotland by section 89 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6.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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