Part 2Animal welfare
Miscellaneous
48Suffering
In this Part, references to suffering include physical or mental suffering.
49Vets, inspectors and constables
1
In this Part, “veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons, or the supplementary veterinary register, kept under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36).
2
In this Part, an “inspector” is, in the context of any particular provision, a person—
a
appointed as an inspector by the Scottish Ministers, or authorised by them, for the purposes of the provision, or
b
appointed as an inspector by a local authority for the purposes of the provision.
3
In subsection (2)(b), a “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).
4
An inspector incurs no civil or criminal liability for anything which the inspector does in purported exercise of any functions conferred on the inspector by a provision of this Part, or by regulations made under this Part, where the inspector acts on reasonable grounds and in good faith.
5
Subsection (4) does not affect any liability of any other person in respect of the thing done.
6
In this Part, a “constable” means a constable of a police force.
7
Schedule 1 makes provision in relation to powers of inspectors and constables for the purposes of and in connection with this Part.
50Premises
1
In this Part, “premises” includes—
a
any land or building,
b
any other place, in particular—
i
a vehicle or vessel,
ii
a tent or moveable structure.
2
In this Part, “domestic premises”—
a
means premises, or a part of premises, used (or used for the time being) exclusively as a dwelling-house, and
b
includes any land or structure belonging to or usually enjoyed with, or adjacent to and for the time being enjoyed with, the house.
51Regulations
1
The powers of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under this Part are exercisable by statutory instrument.
2
And they include power to—
a
make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the regulations,
b
make different provision for different purposes or for different cases or classes of case.
3
But a statutory instrument containing regulations under this Part is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.