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

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

Valid from 30/09/2021

Animal welfare offences: disqualification orders S

5 Disqualification orders: further provision S

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(b) in subsection (6), the words “, or instead of,” are repealed.