# Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020, Section 5: Disqualification orders: further provision


(1) The 2006 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 40 (disqualification orders) —
(a) after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The purpose of a disqualification order is for the future protection of animals and not in substitution for a penalty for a relevant offence.”,
(b) in subsection (6), the words “, or instead of,” are repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/14/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-wildlife-penalties-protections-and-powers-scotland-act-2020/section-5
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