PART 3Amendment of other legislation

Amendment of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 19488

In section 50 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (prohibition of night shooting, and use of spring traps)12—

a

in subsection (4), for “the next following subsection” substitute “subsections (4A) and (5)”;

b

after subsection (4) insert—

4A

An order made under subsection (3) may not specify any type or make of trap as approved, and an order made under subsection (4) may not authorise the use of any trap, where the trap is a leghold trap.

c

in subsection (5) for “the last foregoing subsection”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “subsection (4)”; and

d

after subsection (8) insert—

9

In subsection (4A), “leghold trap” means a device designed to restrain or capture an animal by means of jaws which close tightly upon one or more of the animal’s limbs, thereby preventing withdrawal of the limb or limbs from the trap.