(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force in relation to Scotland the remaining provisions of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 (c. 11) (“the Act”) which did not come into force on the day on which the Act was passed. Those provisions are sections 1 (prohibition of export of livestock for slaughter) and 5 (connected repeals in relation to horses) of the Act. They come into force on 22 July 2024. The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 20 May 2024.