Barbed Wire Act 1893

The Barbed Wire Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 32) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It provided that where barbed wire was placed adjoining a highway in such a manner as to which pose a danger to people or animals using the highway, then the local authority was empowered to demand its removal; if the owner of the wire failed to remove it, they could apply for a court order, and if this failed they were empowered to remove it themselves and charge any expenses to the owner.^[1]

The Act has since been repealed by various legislation, predominantly by the .^[2] And most recently, by Section 164 of the Highways Act 1980.

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