8. In section 11A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (snares: training, identification numbers, tags etc.)(1)—
(a)in subsection (3), for the third “a” substitute “the”;
(b)in subsection (4)—
(i)at the beginning, for “A” substitute “The”; and
(ii)in paragraph (a), omit from the second “in” to “area”;
(c)omit subsection (7);
(d)in subsection (8)—
(i)in paragraph (b), for “a” substitute “the”; and
(ii)in paragraph (f), for “chief constables” substitute “the chief constable”; and
(e)in subsection (9)—
(i)for the definition of “chief constable” substitute—
““chief constable” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland”; and
(ii)omit the definition of “chief constable’s police area”.
1981 c.69. Section 11A was inserted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), section 13(3) for the purposes specified in S.S.I. 2011/433 as amended by S.S.I. 2012/281.