Please note:
All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.
Chapter 1 – Animal welfare, animal health and wildlife: offences and penalties
Section 7 – Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: penalties for offences
Section 8 – Protection of Badgers Act 1992: penalties for offences
Section 9 – Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994: penalties for offences
Section 10 – Deer (Scotland) Act 1996: penalties for offences
Section 12– Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002: penalties for offences
Section 13 – Fixed penalty notices for certain wildlife offences
Section 14 - Killing, injuring or taking seals: offences, penalties, etc.
Section 15 - Acoustic deterrent devices: requirement to report
Chapter 2 – Animal welfare: powers in relation to animals taken into possession
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