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(1) In section 1(1)  of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (offences of cruelty to animals), for the words from “shall be liable” onwards substitute “shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both”.
(2) The above amendment does not apply in relation to offences committed  before the commencement of this Act.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Protection of Animals (Penalties) Act 1987.
(2) The following enactments are repealed—
(a) the Protection of Animals Act (1911) Amendment Act 1912;
(b) in Schedule 6 to the Criminal Law Act 1977, the entry relating to the Protection of Animals Act 1911.
(3) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(4) This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.