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.