PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Rabbits in my flat

Options
1…678911

Comments

  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,912 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    It seems to me that if The Allotment Act 1950 refers to keeping chickens and rabbits, it suggests that the rabbits were kept for their meat (and perhaps fur) rather than as pets.

    Parliament was notorious for drafting legislation which was often ambiguous and did not convey its true intentions.
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • Miss_Samantha
    Miss_Samantha Posts: 1,197 Forumite
    lincroft1710 wrote: »
    It seems to me that if The Allotment Act 1950 refers to keeping chickens and rabbits, it suggests that the rabbits were kept for their meat (and perhaps fur) rather than as pets.

    Of course the point was to allow people to produce meat and eggs.

    However, Parliament did not include this restriction in the actual wording of the Act, and therefore the restriction does not exist in law.
  • jimpix12
    jimpix12 Posts: 1,095 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Miss Samantha are you legally qualified? Or is anyone here? This all sounds like a lot of guesswork and ambiguity.
    "The only man who makes money from a gold rush is the one selling the shovels..."
  • Miss_Samantha
    Miss_Samantha Posts: 1,197 Forumite
    spunko2010 wrote: »
    This all sounds like a lot of guesswork and ambiguity.

    This only ambiguity is the situation regarding flats.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    spunko2010 wrote: »
    Miss Samantha are you legally qualified? Or is anyone here?

    For what it's worth, I'm a property lawyer with about 20 years professional experience interpreting statutes. I don't see anything ambiguous about the legislation - rabbits is rabbits :)
  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    D'ya all know, the very same argument is carrying on on that other moneysaving forum, Hotdeals, right now!

    Hotdeals chicken house

    Chickens, rather than rabbits, but hey! :D
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,912 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Miss_Samantha wrote: »
    Of course the point was to allow people to produce meat and eggs.

    However, Parliament did not include this restriction in the actual wording of the Act, and therefore the restriction does not exist in law.

    If it came before a court a judge may interpret it in the spirit of Parliament's intention.
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • Miss_Samantha
    Miss_Samantha Posts: 1,197 Forumite
    lincroft1710 wrote: »
    If it came before a court a judge may interpret it in the spirit of Parliament's intention.

    Statute law is interpreted based on its drafting.
  • Apodemus
    Apodemus Posts: 3,410 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    MonsieurFrugal wrote: »
    You have clever rabbits if they can be litter trained. Nice one!

    Rabbits are very easy to litter train and make excellent house pets. ours has free run of the house and will run from his spot in front of the fire in the front room, through the kitchen and out through his cat-flap into the porch where his litter tray is when he needs to go.

    (However, nothing in that leads me to believe he is covered by the allotment acts!)
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,912 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Miss_Samantha wrote: »
    Statute law is interpreted based on its drafting.

    Not always
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.6K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177K Life & Family
  • 257.4K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture