1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 6. Session and Chapter. Title or Short Title. Extent of Repeal. Perjury Act, 1911. 57 & 58 Vict. c. 46 The Copyhold Act, In section fifty-four, the words "If any 1894. 59 & 60 Vict. c. 25 The Friendly Socie- 61 & 62 Vict. c. 48 The Benefices Act, person wilfully gives false evidence In section eighty-seven, the words "false In section thirteen, the words " or (iii) The Cremation Act, In section eight, subsection two, the words" declaration or." 1902. The Midwives Act, Section eleven. 1902. 62 & 63 Vict. c. 23 The Anchors and 2 Edw. 7, c. 8 2 Edw. 7, c. 17 6 Edw. 7, c. 40 7 Edw. 7, c. 24 8 Edw. 7. c. 28 to "country or place (being subsection two of the said section). Section twelve. Holdings The Assurance Com- Certain false statements MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES) 1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 7. An Act to amend the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.-(1) Any person who, or the directors of any body or association corporate which, before or during any municipal election, shall, for the concerr ing a purpose of affecting the return of any candidate at such election, make or CAP. 7. Municipal publish any false statement of fact in relation, to the personal character or 1 & 2 GEO. 5, conduct of such candidate shall be guilty of an illegal practice within the meaning of the provisions of the Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884, and shall be subject to all the penalties for and consequences of committing an illegal practice in the said Act mentioned, and the said Act shall be taken to be amended as if the illegal practice defined by this Act had been contained therein. (2) No person shall be deemed to be guilty of such illegal practice if he can show that he had reasonable grounds for believing and did believe, the statement made by him to be true. (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1911. candidate to be an illegal (3) Any person who shall make or publish any false statement of fact practiceas aforesaid may be restrained by interim or perpetual injunction, by the Injunction against person High Court of Justice from any repetition of such false statement or any making false fal statement of a similar character in relation to such candidate, and, statement. for the purpose of granting an interim injunction, primâ facie proof of the falsity of the statement shall be sufficient. (4) A candidate shall not be liable nor shall be subject to any incapacity, nor shall his election be avoided, for any illegal practice under this Act committed by his agent, unless it can be shown that the candidate has authorised or consented to the committing of such illegal practice, or has paid for the circulation of the false statement constituting the illegal practice, or unless upon the hearing of an election petition the election court shall find and report that the election of such candidate was procured or materially assisted in consequence of the making or publishing of such false statements. 2. This Act may be cited as the Muncipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Short title and Practices) Act, 1911, and shall be construed as one with the Municipal construction. Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884, and that Act and this Act may be cited together as the Muncipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Acts, 1884 and 1911. POULTRY ACT, 1911. 1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 11. An Act to enable Orders to be made under the Diseases of Animal Acts for protecting Live Poultry from unnecessary suffering, and for other purposes connected therewith.—[18th August, 1911.] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows: 1.—(1) The diseases of Animals Act, 1894, as amended by any subse- Power to quent enactment, shall have effect as if, among the purposes for which make orders for protecting Orders may be made under section twenty-two of that Act, there were poultry from included the following purposes :unnecessary (a) for protecting live poultry from unnecessary suffering while being suffering, &c. conveyed by land or water and in connexion with their exposure for sale and their disposal after sale: (b) for requiring the cleansing or disinfection of receptacles or vehicles used for the conveyance of live poultry, CAP. 11. 1 & 2 GEO. 5, and, for the purposes of an Order made under this Act, the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, shall be construed as if the expression "animals included live poultry. Poultry Act, 1911. Short title. (2) An inspector, for the purpose of enforcing an Order under this Act may examine any live poultry under any circumstances to which the order relates and any receptacle or vehicle used for their conveyance; and may enter any vessel or premises in which he has reasonable grounds for supposing that there are live poultry in course of conveyance or packed for conveyance. (3) The expression "poultry" includes domestic fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea-fowls, and pigeons. 2. This Act may be cited as the Poultry Act, 1911; and the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1909, and this Act may be cited together as the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1911. Prohibition of GENEVA CONVENTION ACT, 1911. 1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 20. An Act to make such amendments in the Law as are necessary to enable certain reserved provisions of the Second Geneva Convention to be carried into effect.-[18th August, 1911.] Whereas His Majesty has ratified, with certain reservations, the Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick of armies in the field, drawn up in Geneva in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, and it is desirable, in order that those reservations may be withdrawn, that such amendments should be made in the law as are in this Act contained : Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.—(1) As from the commencement of this Act it shall not be lawful use of emblem for any person to use for the purpose of his trade or business, or for any of red cross on other purpose whatsoever, without the authority of the Army Council, white ground, the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground formed by &c. reversing the Federal colours of Switzerland, or the words Red Cross or "Geneva Cross," and if any person acts in contravention of this provision, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, and to forfeit any goods upon or in connection with which the emblem or words were used. (2) Where a company or society is guilty of any such contravention, without prejudice to the liability of the company or society, every director, manager, secretary, and other officer of the company or society who is knowingly a party to the contravention shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to the like penalty. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the right (if any) of the proprietor of a trade mark registered before the passing of this Act, and containing any such emblem or words, to continue to use such trade CAP. 20. mark for a period of four years from the passing of this Act, and, if 1 & 2 GEO. 5, the period of the registration or of the renewal of registration of any such trade mark expires during those four years, the registration thereof may be renewed until the expiration of those four years, but without payment of any fee. (4) Proceedings under this Act shall not in England or Ireland be instituted without the consent of the Attorney-General. (5) This Act shall extend to His Majesty's possessions outside the United Kingdom, subject to such necessary adaptations as may be made by Order of the Council. 2. This Act may be cited as the Geneva Convention Act, 1911. Geneva Convention Act, 1911. Short title. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP (COTTON CLOTH FACTORIES) АСТ, 1911. 1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 21. An Act to give power to make Regulations with respect to Cotton Cloth Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lord Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: factories. 1. (1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose Power to make of giving effect to such of the recommendations contained in the Second regulations as Report, dated January nineteen hundred and eleven, of the Committee to cotton cloth appointed by the Secretary of State on the twenty-seventh day of November nineteen hundred and seven to inquire into the question of humidity and ventilation in cotton cloth factories, as he may deem necessary for the protection of health in cotton cloth factories. (2) Any regulations so made shall have effect as if embodied in Part V. of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (in this Act referred to as the principal Act), and may be substituted for the provisions contained in sections ninety, ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-four, and the Fourth Schedule of the principal Act, or any of those provisions, and those provisions or any of them for which regulations are so substituted shall cease to apply to cotton cloth factories. (3) Section ninety-five of the principal Act shall apply to any contravention of or non-compliance with any regulations made under this Act, and, both in its application to those regulations and in its application to the provisions of that Act, shall be read as if twenty-four months were substituted for twelve months. 2. This Act may be cited as the Factory and Workshop (Cotton Cloth Short title. Factories) Act, 1911, and shall be construed as one with the Factory and Workshop Acts, 1901 and 1907; and this Act and those Acts may be cited together as the Factory and Workshop Acts, 1901 to 1911. Offences of cruelty. PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT, 1911. 1 & 2 GEO. 5, CAP. 27. An Act to consolidate, amend, and extend certain enactments relating to Animals and to Knackers; and to make further provision with respect thereto. [18th August, 1911.] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.-(1) If any person (a) shall cruelly beat, kick, ill-treat, over-ride, over-drive, over-load, (d) shall wilfully, without any reasonable cause or excuse, administer, (e) shall subject, or cause or procure, or being the owner permit, to be subjected, any animal to any operation which is performed without due care and humanity; such person shall be guilty of an offence of cruelty within the meaning of this Act, and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, or, alternatively or in addition thereto, to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months. (2) For the purposes of this section, an owner shall be deemed to have permitted cruelty within the meaning of this Act if he shall have failed to exercise reasonable care and supervision in respect of the protection of the animal therefrom: Provided that, where an owner is convicted of permitting cruelty within the meaning of this Act by reason only of his having failed to exercise such care and supervision, he shall not be liable to imprisonment without the option of a fine. |