Deer (Scotland) Act 1996

34 Records kept by venison dealers.S

(1)Every licensed venison dealer shall keep a book in which shall be entered records in the prescribed form of all purchases and receipts of venison by him and shall enter in such book forthwith the prescribed particulars of such purchases and receipts.

(2)Any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Secretary of State or by [F1SNH] (an “authorised person”) or any constable, may inspect any book kept in pursuance of subsection (1) above.

[F2(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, an authority may be by electronic communication (as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c. 7) ), which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced. ]

(3)An authorised person shall show his written authority[F3, or a copy of a record of authority in terms of subsection (2A) above,] when so requested.

(4)A licensed venison dealer shall produce for inspection by an authorised person or constable—

(a)any book kept in pursuance of subsection (1) above;

(b)all invoices, consignment notes, receipts and other documents (including copies of them where the originals are not available) which may be required to verify any entry in such book; and

(c)all venison in his possession or under his control, or on premises or in vehicles under his control,

and shall allow the authorised person or constable to take copies of such book or document or extracts therefrom.

(5)Every book kept in pursuance of subsection (1) above shall be kept until the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which the last entry was made in the book and any such documents as are mentioned in subsection (4)(b) above shall be kept for a period of three years beginning with the date of the entry to which they refer.

(6)In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by order.

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