Amendments to the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
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5.—(1) The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2006() is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a)omit the “and” after the definition of “inspector”;
(b)after the definition of “local authority”, insert—
“and;
“Regulation (EU) 2017/625” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products”.
(3) In regulation 18(2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), for “point 3(b)” substitute “paragraph 4(c)”;
(b)omit sub-paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h) and (i).
(4) In regulation 22—
(a)for paragraph (5) substitute—
“(5) An inspector may—
(a)inspect any document for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of these Regulations, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005, or Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 have been complied with; and
(b)take copies of any such document inspected or any other document inspected in the course of performing official controls under Regulation (EU) 2017/625.”;
(b)in paragraph (8), for “point 8” substitute “paragraph 13(b)”.
(5) In regulation 26(a), after “1255/97”—
(a)in the first place it occurs, insert “or Regulation (EU) 2017/625”;
(b)in the second place it occurs, insert “, Regulation (EU) 2017/625”.