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in subsection (6), the words “, or instead of,” are repealed.