# Animal Welfare Act 2006, Paragraph 4


(1) In the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954, after section 2 insert—
“Breach of disqualification order
2A (1) If a person has custody of any animal in contravention of an order made under this Act by a court in Scotland, he shall be liable on summary conviction to—
(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or
(b) a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
or to both.
(2) This section applies to orders made before, as well as to orders made after, the coming into force of this section.”
(2) In relation to an offence under the inserted section 2A committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (1)(a) of the section to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-act-2006/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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