ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 163 Power to require name and address

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 163

163 Power to require name and address

(1) An inspector may require a person to state the person’s name and residential or business address if the inspector—

(a) finds the person committing, or about to commit—

(i) an animal welfare offence; or

(ii) another offence against this Act; or

(b) finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has just committed—

(i) an animal welfare offence; or

(ii) another offence against this Act; or

(c) reasonably believes the person is the person in charge of an animal and the inspector proposes to give the person an animal welfare direction.

(2) When making the requirement, the inspector must give the person an offence warning.

(3) The inspector may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or required address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to—

(a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or

(b) otherwise be able to give the evidence.

(4) A requirement under this section is called a
"personal details requirement" .