10 Exceptions to s 9

10  Exceptions to s 9

(1)     Nothing in section 9 shall make unlawful—

(a)     anything done in pursuance of a requirement by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State under section 98 of the Agriculture Act 1947, or by the Secretary of State under section 39 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948; . . .

(b)     anything done under, or in pursuance of an order made under, the Animal Health Act 1981[; or

(c)     anything done in relation to an animal of any species pursuant to a licence granted by Natural England under regulation 55 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1012) in respect of an animal or animals of that species].

(2)     Nothing in subsection (4) of section 9 shall make unlawful anything done within a dwelling-house.

(3)     Notwithstanding anything in section 9, a person shall not be guilty of an offence by reason of—

(a)     the taking of any such animal if he shows that the animal had been disabled otherwise than by his unlawful

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