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Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024

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Section 7(1) sets out the territorial extent of the Act, which describes the jurisdictions in which the Act forms part of the law. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 extends and applies to Great Britain, except for section 5(b) and section 6.
Section 5(b) repeals a specific part of the Animal Health Act (1981) that extends and applies to Scotland only. Accordingly, section 5(b) extends and applies to Scotland only.
The amendments made by section 6 add the Act to Schedule 7B of the Government of Wales Act 2006, and thereby exempt it from restrictions on the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru. These amendments have the same extent as the enactments to which they relate.
The Act relates to animal welfare, which is a devolved matter. Apart from section 6, the Act is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. Apart from section 6 and section 5(b), the Act is within the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru.