3. The Scottish Ministers hereby specify the procedures described in column 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 12 where the procedure is carried out in relation to the particular type of protected animal(1) described in any of those Schedules and is carried out—
(a)for a purpose which is specified, in relation to any such procedure, in column 2 of the corresponding entry in the relevant Schedule;
(b)in hygienic conditions;
(c)in such a way as to minimise the pain and suffering it causes to the animal;
(d)in accordance with good practice; and
(e)where applicable, in accordance with such conditions as are specified, in relation to any such procedure, in column 1 of the entry in the relevant Schedule,
as procedures in relation to which section 20 (mutilation) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 does not apply.
The term “protected animal” is defined in section 17 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.