Scottish Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 149 (C. 13)
Animals
The Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement) Regulations 2018
Made 9th May 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th May 2018
Coming into force 28th May 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(2) of the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018.
2018 asp 3.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 28th May 2018.

Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1 to 8 and schedules 1 and 2 of the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018 is 28th May 2018.
R CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th May 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force sections 1 to 8 and schedules 1 and 2 of the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”).
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24th January 2018. Sections 9 and 10 came into force the following day.