1. This Order may be cited as the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.
2. For the purposes of section 9 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 (amount of fixed penalty), the percentage prescribed for the fixed penalty is 40 per cent of level 1 on the standard scale.
3. Article 2 applies to fixed penalty notices issued under section 5 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 on or after 1st April 2016.
PAUL WHEELHOUSE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th January 2016