http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/14/section/6Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020An Act of the Scottish Parliament to increase penalties for the most serious animal welfare offences, to provide for fixed penalties in relation to animal welfare offences generally, to increase the protection for service animals from being caused unnecessary suffering, to require courts to consider making disqualification orders following convictions for animal welfare offences, to provide for fixed penalties in relation to animal health offences, to increase penalties in relation to certain wildlife offences, to provide for fixed penalties in relation to wildlife offences, to increase the protection for seals from being killed, injured or taken; to confer power on inspectors and constables, where animals have been taken into possession to alleviate their suffering, to make arrangements for the treatment, transfer or destruction of those animals; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-02-02Expert Participation2023-10-03 CHAPTER 1Animal welfare, animal health and wildlife: offences and penalties<Emphasis>Animal health offences: penalties</Emphasis>Fixed penalty notices for offences relating to animal health6In the Animal Health Act 1981, after section 76 insert—Fixed penalty notices76A1The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for or in connection with the issuing of fixed penalty notices in relation to certain offences.2The offences in relation to which fixed penalty notices may be issued must be specified in or by virtue of regulations under subsection (1).3The offences which may be specified are offences—aunder—ithis Act,iiorders or regulations made under this Act (whether made before, on or after the coming into force of this section),iiithe Bees Act 1980,ivorders made under the Bees Act 1980 (whether made before, on or after the coming into force of this section), orvanother enactment (whether made or, as the case may be, passed before, on or after the coming into force of this section) which the Scottish Ministers consider relates to animal health, andbin relation to which the maximum penalty on conviction does not exceed imprisonment for a term of 6 months or a fine of level 5 on the standard scale (or both).4Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision—asubject to subsections (6) and (7), prescribing the form of a fixed penalty notice,bprescribing the persons or categories of persons who are authorised to issue fixed penalty notices,cconferring on the Scottish Ministers the power to authorise a person to issue fixed penalty notices,dconferring powers to enter premises (other than dwelling-houses) in connection with the issuing of fixed penalty notices,eabout the circumstances in which fixed penalty notices may be issued (including the test which must be satisfied before a person authorised to issue such notices may do so),fabout the circumstances in which fixed penalty notices may not be issued,gabout the circumstances in which fixed penalty notices may be withdrawn (including the effects of such withdrawal),hprescribing the amount of the fixed penalty which is to apply to an offence, being not more than level 5 on the standard scale,iprescribing the person to whom payment may be made (who need not be the person who issued the fixed penalty notice),jprescribing the period of time within which a fixed penalty may be paid (in this section, the “payment period”),kabout the circumstances in which a person to whom a fixed penalty notice is issued may decline the notice or otherwise object to or challenge it (including the period within which the person may do so),labout the effects of failing to decline or otherwise object to or challenge a fixed penalty notice before the end of the period prescribed for doing so (including that such failure is deemed to be acceptance of the notice),mconferring on the person who issued the fixed penalty notice or the person to whom payment may be made the power to extend the payment period in any particular case if the person considers it appropriate to do so,nabout the methods by which fixed penalties may be paid,ofor the amount of a fixed penalty to be discounted or increased by an amount or percentage in circumstances prescribed by the regulations (but not so as to make the amount payable more than level 5 on the standard scale),pprescribing the effect of paying a fixed penalty within the payment period (for example, that no proceedings may be brought in respect of the offence to which the fixed penalty notice relates),qabout the consequences of not paying a fixed penalty within the payment period (including how liability to pay the penalty may be enforced),rfor additional procedure relating to fixed penalty notices (for example to make provision for hearings or appeals),sfor the destination of funds, the keeping of accounts and the preparation and publication of statements of account relating to fixed penalties provided for under the regulations,tcreating offences relating to—iobstruction of a person who is exercising functions in relation to fixed penalty notices,iia failure to provide information requested in connection with a fixed penalty notice.5The maximum penalty that may be provided for in regulations under subsection (1) creating an offence is, on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.6A fixed penalty notice provided for in regulations under subsection (1) must—aidentify the offence to which it relates, andbspecify reasonable particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence.7A fixed penalty notice provided for in regulations under subsection (1) must also state—athe date on which the fixed penalty notice is issued,bthe amount of the fixed penalty,cthe person to whom payment may be made and the person's address,dthe payment period,ethe method by which payment may be made,fthe effect of paying the fixed penalty within the payment period and the consequences of not paying the fixed penalty within that period,gdetails of any procedure for challenging or appealing the fixed penalty notice.8In this section—animal” includes bees in any stage of their life cycle,enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament and an instrument under such an Act,fixed penalty notice” means a notice specifying a sum of money that may or must be paid as an alternative to prosecution for an offence.9Regulations under this section—aare subject to the affirmative procedure,bmay make—iincidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,iidifferent provision for different purposes,cmay modify any enactment (including this Act)..S. 6 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/379, reg. 2(1), sch.
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</Legislation>