Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925

4 Offences and legal proceedings.

(1) If any person—

(a) not being registered under this Act exhibits or trains any performing animal; or

(b) being registered under this Act exhibits or trains any performing animal with respect to which or in a manner with respect to which he is not registered; or

(c) being a person against whom an order by a court of summary jurisdiction has been made on complaint under this Act, contravenes or fails to comply with the order in any part of Great Britain, whether within or without the area of jurisdiction of that court; or

(d) obstructs or wilfully delays any constable or officer of a local authority in the execution of his powers under this Act as to entry or inspection; or

(e) conceals any animal with a view to avoiding such inspection; or

(f) being a person registered under this Act, on being duly required in pursuance of this Act to produce his certificate under this Act fails without reasonable excuse so to do; or

(g) applies to be registered under this Act when prohibited from being so registered;

he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on summary conviction upon a complaint made by a constable or an officer of a local authority to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence against this Act, or against the [1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27.] Protection of Animals Act, 1911, as amended by any subsequent enactment, the court before which he is convicted may in addition to or in lieu of imposing any other penalty—

(a) if such person is registered under this Act order that his name be removed from the register;

(b) order that such person shall either permanently or for such time as may be specified in the order be disqualified for being registered under this Act;

and where such an order is made, the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section two of this Act shall apply to the order as they apply to an order made under that section.