The Animal Welfare and Food Safety (International Professional Qualification Recognition Agreement Implementation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Amendment of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012

2.—(1) The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “EU Regulation”, insert—

““the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023” means the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023(2),”.

(b) in the definition of “qualification certificate”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (ab), omit “or” and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (ab), insert—

“(ac) a qualification which has been recognised under Part 2 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 in relation to an operation specified in regulation 5, or”.

(3) In regulation 25 (appeals), after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the competent authority not to recognise a qualification under Part 2 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 in relation to an operation specified in regulation 5 may appeal to the sheriff against the decision.

(1B) In paragraph (1A), the reference to a decision of the competent authority not to recognise a person’s qualification under Part 2 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023 is to be treated as including any failure by the competent authority to notify the applicant of its decision concerning the person’s application within the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the person submitted a complete application to the competent authority under Part 2 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations 2023.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2012/321; relevant amending instruments are S.S.I. 2015/161, S.S.I. 2019/288 and S.S.I. 2020/380.

(2)

S.I. 2023/1286.