Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 14)

CHAPTER 1 S Animal welfare, animal health and wildlife: offences and penalties

Animal welfare offences: penalties S

1 Prevention of harm to animals: penalties for offences S

(1) The Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (in this Act, “the 2006 Act”) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 46 (penalties for offences)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) A person who commits an offence under section 19 or 23 is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (or both),

(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) after “Part” insert “ (other than under regulations made under section 46A) ”,

(ii) for “referred to in subsection (2)” substitute “ mentioned in subsection (4) ”,

(c) after subsection (3) insert—

“(4) The penalties referred to in subsection (4) are imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding £40,000 (or both).”.

(3) Section 44 is repealed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/379, reg. 2(1), sch. (with reg. 3)