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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 302

ANIMALS

DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS

The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008

Made

9th September 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

9th September 2008

Coming into force

1st October 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with that section the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the scope of that Act should be both extended so as to include animals of a kind not for the time being specified in the Schedule to that Act and diminished so as to exclude animals of a kind for the time being specified in that Schedule.

(1)

1976 c. 38. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).