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

Animal welfare offences: disqualification orders

5Disqualification orders: further provision

(1)

The 2006 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 40 (disqualification orders) —

(a)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The purpose of a disqualification order is for the future protection of animals and not in substitution for a penalty for a relevant offence.”,

(b)

in subsection (6), the words “, or instead of,” are repealed.