Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Chapter 1 – Animal welfare, animal health and wildlife: offences and penalties

      1. Animal welfare offences: penalties

         1. Section 1 – Prevention of harm to animals: penalties for offences

         2. Section 2 – Fixed penalty notices for certain animal welfare offences

      2. Protecting police dogs etc. from unnecessary suffering

         1. Section 3 – Harming a service animal

      3. Animal welfare offences: disqualification orders

         1. Section 4 – Disqualification orders

         2. Section 5 – Disqualification orders: further provision

      4. Animal health offences: penalties

         1. Section 6 – Fixed penalty notices for offences relating to animal health

      5. Wildlife offences: penalties

         1. Section 7 – Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: penalties for offences

         2. Section 8 – Protection of Badgers Act 1992: penalties for offences

         3. Section 9 – Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994: penalties for offences

         4. Section 10 – Deer (Scotland) Act 1996: penalties for offences

         5. Section 11 – Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996

         6. Section 12– Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002: penalties for offences

         7. Section 13 – Fixed penalty notices for certain wildlife offences

         8. Section 14 - Killing, injuring or taking seals: offences, penalties, etc.

         9. Section 15 - Acoustic deterrent devices: requirement to report

         10. Section 16 – Review of requirements for additional animal welfare, animal health and wildlife offences

         11. Section 17 – Information sharing report

         12. Section 18 Protection of certain wild animals

   2. Chapter 2 – Animal welfare: powers in relation to animals taken into possession

      1. Section 19 – Taking possession of animals: additional powers

      2. Section 20 - Taking possession of animals: amendment of existing powers

      3. Section 21 - Disposal orders where animals taken: restriction of application

   3. Chapter 3 - General

      1. Section 22 – Commencement

      2. Section 23 – Short title

4. Parliamentary History