Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. The Act – an Overview

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – Animal Health

      1. Section 1 – Slaughter for preventing spread of disease

      2. Section 2 – Slaughter of treated animals

      3. Section 3 – Disease control (slaughter) statement

      4. Section 4 – Biosecurity codes

      5. Section 5 – Tests and samples

      6. Section 6 – Animal gatherings

      7. Section 7 – Treatment

      8. Section 8 – Seizure of carcases etc.

      9. Section 9 – Specified diseases

      10. Section 10 – Deliberate infection of animals

      11. Section 11 – Livestock genotypes: specification, breeding and slaughter

      12. Section 12 – Powers of entry etc.

      13. Section 13 – Inspection of vehicles

      14. Section 14 – Penalties and time limits

      15. Section 15 – Electronic communication

   2. Part 2 – Animal Welfare

      1. Section 16 – Animals to which this Part applies

      2. Section 17 – Protected animals

      3. Section 18 – Responsibility for animals

      4. Section 19 – Unnecessary suffering

      5. Section 20 – Mutilation

      6. Section 21 – Cruel operations

      7. Section 22 – Administration of poisons etc.

      8. Section 23 – Animal fights

      9. Section 24 – Ensuring welfare of animals

      10. Section 25 – Care notices

      11. Section 26 – Provision for securing welfare

      12. Section 27 – Licensing etc. of activities involving animals

      13. Section 28 – Prohibition on keeping certain animals

      14. Section 29 – Abandonment

      15. Section 30 – Sale of animals to children

      16. Section 31 – Offering animals as prizes

      17. Section 32 – Taking possession of animals

      18. Section 33 – Release orders where animals taken

      19. Section 34 – Disposal orders where animals taken

      20. Section 35 – Resort to destruction of animals

      21. Section 36 – Animal welfare bodies

      22. Section 37 – Animal welfare codes

      23. Section 38 – Animal welfare guidance

      24. Section 39 – Deprivation orders

      25. Section 40 – Disqualification orders

      26. Section 41 – Seizure orders where disqualification breached

      27. Section 42 – Termination or variation of disqualification

      28. Section 43 – Appeals against orders

      29. Section 44 – Proceedings for animal fighting offences

      30. Section 45 – Offences by bodies corporate etc.

      31. Section 46 – Penalties for offences

      32. Section 47 – Exclusions

      33. Section 48 – Suffering

      34. Section 49 – Vets, inspectors and constables.

      35. Section 50 – Premises

      36. Section 51 – Regulations

   3. Part 3 – General

      1. Section 52 – Modification of enactments

      2. Section 53 – Ancillary provision

      3. Section 54 – Crown application

      4. Section 55 – Commencement and short title

5. Schedules

   1. Schedule 1 – Powers of inspectors and constables for Part 2

   2. Schedule 2 – Modification of enactments

6. Parliamentary History