Yes, it would. It says:
"““A person commits an offence if he uses or keeps in, or for the purposes of, a circus an animal not of a kind designated under subsection (2).””"
That would be illegal until the Secretary of State had the evidence that it was not against the welfare interests of that animal. That might or might not be what the hon. Lady intends—
Animal Welfare Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Turner
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare Bill.
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