3.—(1) The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976(1) is amended as follows.
(2) For section 5(3) (exemptions) substitute—
“(3) Premises at which the licensable activity described in paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (selling animals as pets) is carried on under licence;”.
(3) In section 6(3A) (penalties)(2)—
(a)omit “or” in the second place it appears,
(b)after “the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11)” insert “or regulation 23 of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021”.
Section 6(3A) was inserted by S.S.I. 2006/536.