Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (2006 asp 11)
- Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (2006 asp 11)
- Part 1 Animal health
- Powers of slaughter
- 1 Slaughter for preventing spread of disease
- 2 Slaughter of treated animals
- 3 Disease control (slaughter) statement
- Prevention of the spread of disease
- 4 Biosecurity codes
- 5 Tests and samples
- 6 Animal gatherings
- 7 Treatment
- 8 Seizure of carcases etc.
- 9 Specified diseases
- Deliberate infection of animals
- 10 Deliberate infection of animals
- Particular provision for TSE
- 11 Livestock genotypes: specification, breeding and slaughter
- Miscellaneous
- 12 Powers of entry etc.
- 13 Inspection of vehicles
- 14 Penalties and time limits
- 15 Electronic communication
- Part 2 Animal welfare
- Introductory
- 16 Animals to which this Part applies
- 17 Protected animals
- 18 Responsibility for animals
- Prevention of harm
- 19 Unnecessary suffering
- 20 Mutilation
- 21 Cruel operations
- 22 Administration of poisons etc.
- 23 Animal fights
- Promotion of welfare
- 24 Ensuring welfare of animals
- 25 Care notices
- 26 Provision for securing welfare
- 27 Licensing etc. of activities involving animals
- 28 Prohibition on keeping certain animals
- 29 Abandonment
- 30 Sale of animals to children
- 31 Offering animals as prizes
- Animals in distress
- 32 Taking possession of animals
- 32A Powers of authorised person where animal taken into possession
- 32B Decision notice for exercise of powers under section 32A: content
- 32C Decision notice: service
- 32D Appeal to the court in respect of decision notice
- 32E Effect of decision notice on applications under section 33
- 32F Effect of decision notice on applications under section 34
- 32G Compensation notice for exercise of powers under section 32A
- 32H Compensation amount
- 32I Application of proceeds of sale
- 32J Appeal to court in respect of compensation amount
- 32K Payment of compensation amount
- 32L Forfeiture of compensation
- 32M Modification of powers over animals
- 33 Release orders where animals taken
- 34 Disposal orders where animals taken
- 35 Resort to destruction of animals
- Welfare bodies, codes and guidance
- 36 Animal welfare bodies
- 37 Animal welfare codes
- 38 Animal welfare guidance
- Post-conviction orders
- 39 Deprivation orders
- 40 Disqualification orders
- 41 Seizure orders where disqualification breached
- 42 Termination or variation of disqualification
- 42A Disqualification orders: record of reasons
- 43 Appeals against orders
- Offences and penalties
- 44 Proceedings for animal fighting offences
- 45 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 46 Penalties for offences
- 46A Fixed penalty notices for certain offences
- Exclusions from application of this Part
- 47 Exclusions
- Miscellaneous
- 48 Suffering
- 49 Vets, inspectors and constables
- 50 Premises
- 51 Regulations
- Part 3 General
- 52 Modification of enactments
- 53 Ancillary provision
- 54 Crown application
- 55 Commencement and short title
- SCHEDULE 1 Powers of inspectors and constables for Part 2
- Entry and inspection in connection with an obligation under assimilated law
- Entry and search where animals in distress
- Entry and inspection in connection with offences
- Entry and search etc. in connection with offences
- Conditions for granting warrants
- Supplementary powers of inspectors: evidence gathering in connection with wildlife offences
- Stopping and detaining vehicles etc.
- Entry and search etc.: supplementary
- Offences of obstruction
- Powers of constables: supplementary
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Modification of enactments
- Animal health provisions
- Animal welfare provisions
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