Section 2A Fixed penalty notices and time limit for prosecutionF1

For the purposes of the application of section 136 (time limit for certain offences) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to an offence under this Act, in calculating the period since a contravention occurred the period mentioned in subsection (2) is to be disregarded.

Where a fixed penalty notice is issued under regulation 3(2) of the Animal Health (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 in relation to an offence under this Act, the period to be disregarded is the period between the date of the fixed penalty notice being issued and the expiry of the payment period within the meaning of those regulations.