Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
Part 1 Animal health
Powers of slaughter
1.Slaughter for preventing spread of disease
2.Slaughter of treated animals
3.Disease control (slaughter) statement
Prevention of the spread of disease
4.Biosecurity codes
5.Tests and samples
6.Animal gatherings
7.Treatment
8.Seizure of carcases etc.
9.Specified diseases
Deliberate infection of animals
10.Deliberate infection of animals
Particular provision for TSE
11.Livestock genotypes: specification, breeding and slaughter
Miscellaneous
12.Powers of entry etc.
13.Inspection of vehicles
14.Penalties and time limits
15.Electronic communication
Part 2 Animal welfare
Introductory
16.Animals to which this Part applies
17.Protected animals
18.Responsibility for animals
Prevention of harm
19.Unnecessary suffering
20.Mutilation
21.Cruel operations
22.Administration of poisons etc.
23.Animal fights
Promotion of welfare
24.Ensuring welfare of animals
25.Care notices
26.Provision for securing welfare
27.Licensing etc. of activities involving animals
28.Prohibition on keeping certain animals
29.Abandonment
30.Sale of animals to children
31.Offering animals as prizes
Animals in distress
32.Taking possession of animals
33.Release orders where animals taken
34.Disposal orders where animals taken
35.Resort to destruction of animals
Welfare bodies, codes and guidance
36.Animal welfare bodies
37.Animal welfare codes
38.Animal welfare guidance
Post-conviction orders
39.Deprivation orders
40.Disqualification orders
41.Seizure orders where disqualification breached
42.Termination or variation of disqualification
43.Appeals against orders
Offences and penalties
44.Proceedings for animal fighting offences
45.Offences by bodies corporate etc.
46.Penalties for offences
Exclusions from application of this Part
47.Exclusions
Miscellaneous
48.Suffering
49.Vets, inspectors and constables
50.Premises
51.Regulations
Part 3 General
52.Modification of enactments
53.Ancillary provision
54.Crown application
55.Commencement and short title
SCHEDULE 1
Powers of inspectors and constables for Part 2
1.Entry and inspection in connection with Community obligations
2.Entry and search where animals in distress
3.Entry and inspection in connection with offences
4.Entry and search etc. in connection with offences
5.Conditions for granting warrants
6.Stopping and detaining vehicles etc.
7.Entry and search etc.: supplementary
8.(1) A relevant power is exercisable only at a reasonable...
9.(1) A relevant power is exercisable, if necessary, by using...
10.A person exercising a relevant power must, if required, produce...
11.(1) A relevant power includes power to take onto premises—...
12.(1) A qualifying person must— (a) comply with any reasonable...
13.A person exercising a relevant power in relation to unoccupied...
14.Offences of obstruction
15.(1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally...
16.Powers of constables: supplementary
17.The powers conferred on constables by this schedule are without...
18.Interpretation
SCHEDULE 2
Modification of enactments
1.Animal health provisions
2.(1) In section 22 (powers of entry etc. for section...
3.(1) In section 73(a) (general offences) of that Act, after...
4.In section 91 (orders etc.) of that Act, subsection (2)...
5.Animal welfare provisions
6.In the Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 (c....
7.In the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 (c. 46),...
8.(1) Part I of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968...
9.The whole of each of the following Acts is repealed—...