Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002

SCHEDULE Consequential amendments and repeals

(introduced by section 11)

Game (Scotland) Act 1832 (c. 68)

1 Section 4 of the Game (Scotland) Act 1832 (provisions about trespassers not to apply to persons hunting) is repealed.

Game Licences Act 1860 (c. 90)

2 In section 5 of the Game Licences Act 1860 (exceptions and exemptions), exceptions 3 and 4 (so far as extending to Scotland) are repealed.

Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c. 14)

3 Section 1(3)(b) of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (exception for hunting of captive animal) is repealed.

Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 (c. 28)

4 In section 1(2A)(b) of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 (dogs which may be at large in vicinity of sheep), so far as extending to Scotland, for “pack of hounds” substitute “dog lawfully used to hunt”.

Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51)

5 In section 8 of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (interfering with badger setts: exceptions), subsections (4) to (9) (so far as extending to Scotland) are repealed.

Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (c. 3)

6 In section 2(b) of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (exceptions for killing in certain circumstances), so far as extending to Scotland, between “or” and “pest” insert “lawful”.