{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-wildlife-penalties-protections-and-powers-scotland-act-2020/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-wildlife-penalties-protections-and-powers-scotland-act-2020/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2020/14",
  "legislation_title": "Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-wildlife-penalties-protections-and-powers-scotland-act-2020",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994: penalties for offences",
  "text": "(1) The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/2716) are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 39 (protection of certain wild animals), for paragraph (12) substitute—\n“(12) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding £40,000 (or both),\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).”.\n(3) In regulation 41 (prohibition of certain methods of taking or killing wild animals), for paragraph (6) substitute—\n“(6) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding £40,000 (or both),\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).”.\n(4) In regulation 102 (proceedings for offences: venue, time limits), in paragraph (2), after first “offence” insert “ (other than for an offence under regulation 39 or 41) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 9 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/379, reg. 2(1), sch. (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/14/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:44.699143+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}