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Alpacas, buses and pints: Five laws you may have missed in 2025

Alpacas, buses and pints: Five laws you may have missed in 2025

Summary

In 2025, the UK Parliament passed over 30 new laws. Among them, protections for alpacas and llamas from dog attacks, lifting bans on not-for-profit bus services, preserving the imperial pint, allowing pets in rental properties with conditions, and regulations for reusing graves after 75 years.

Key Facts

  • Over 30 new laws were passed in the UK in 2025.
  • Alpacas and llamas now have protection under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act, with fines for dog attacks.
  • The ban on not-for-profit bus services has been removed, allowing these services for vulnerable people in rural areas.
  • The British pint measurement is protected by the Product Regulation and Metrology Act, maintaining traditional measurements.
  • The Renters Rights Act changes rules to allow pets in rented properties, requiring individual case-by-case considerations.
  • Burial authorities can reuse graves after 75 years in the UK under new cemetery regulations.

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