Schedule 1 Requirements and penalty levels
| Requirements under legislation | Offence provision | Penalty level | Exclusions |
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| The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Order 2006f1 | |||
| Articles 4(8), 4(9), 22(3), 37, 41(b), 42, 43(1), 43(2), 61(1), 61(2), 61(4), 62(3), 63, 64, 65(1), 65(2), 65(4), 66(a) and (b), 68(1), 68(2), 71, 73, 74(1), 75 (except in relation to requirements otherwise specified below) and 81(5). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 5 | |
| Articles 9(1)(a), 9(2), 22(4), 30, 35(2), 38, 58, 61(3), 62(1), 62(2), 68(3), 72, 75 (in relation to requirements under article 41(a), paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of schedule 1, paragraph 3 of schedule 2, paragraphs 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of schedule 4, paragraphs 3 and 4 of schedule 8 and paragraph 3 of schedule 9) and 81(6). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 7 | Breach of the requirements of article 9(2) by a veterinary surgeon is not a relevant requirement. |
| Articles 56A(1)(a) and article 75 (in relation to the requirements under paragraphs 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of schedule 5). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 6 | |
| Article 75 (in relation to the requirements under paragraph 1 of schedule 1 and paragraphs 8, 10, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of schedule 5). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 4 | |
| Article 75 (in relation to the requirements under paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of schedule 6 and paragraphs 2, 4 and 11 of schedule 7). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007f2 | |||
| Article 4(1). | Section 71 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 6 | |
| Article 5. | Section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 1 | |
| The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007f3 | |||
| Articles 2A, 3, 4 and 5. Article 14 in relation to articles 7, 8 and 10 (in relation to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of schedule 1). | Section 1(7) of the Bees Act 1980 | 3 | Breach of the requirements of article 3 by a veterinary surgeon is not a relevant requirement. |
| Article 14 in relation to article 6 and article 10 (in relation to the provisions of paragraph 5 of schedule 1). | Section 1(7) of the Bees Act 1980 | 2 | |
| Articles 11, 12 and 13. | Section 1(7) of the Bees Act 1980 | 1 | |
| The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2019f4 | |||
| Article 35A. | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002f5 | |||
| Articles 3(1) and 4(2). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 4 | |
| Articles 4(4), 4(5), 4(6), 4(7), 4(8), 4(9), 4(10), 4(11), 4(12), 4(13), 4(14), 4(15), 6,7 and 8(1). | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| Article 6A | Section 72 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| The Markets, Sales and Lairs Order 1925f6 | |||
| Articles 1, 2, 3(1)(i) and 3(1)(ii). | Section 72 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| The Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010f7 | |||
| Articles 3(2), 5(3), 6(4), 7, 11, 12(2), 13 and 18. | Section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 2 | |
| Articles 4(1), 5(2), 5(5), 6(3), 6(6), 9, 12(3) and 19. | Section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
| The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023f8 | |||
| Articles 5(1), 9(1), 9(2), 9(3), 10 and 13. | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 4 | |
| Articles 6(1)(a), 6(2), 14, 16, 18(1), 19(1)(b), 20, 32(3), 33, 34 and 35. | Sections 71 or 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 5 | For the purposes of article 6(2), breach of an obligation by the categories of persons described in article 6(1)(b) and (c) is not a relevant requirement. Breach of the requirement under article 35 by a veterinary surgeon is not a relevant requirement. |
| Articles 9(4), 9(7), 12, 17(1), 19(1)(a) and 30. | Section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 | 3 | |
Annotations
Footnotes
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S.S.I. 2006/336 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/173, S.I. 2018/391, S.S.I. 2019/71, S.S.I. 2021/444, S.S.I. 2023/361 and S.S.I. 2025/108.
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S.S.I. 2007/69 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2024/87.
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S.S.I. 2007/506 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2011/326 and S.S.I. 2021/91.
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S.S.I. 2019/310 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2020/86 and S.S.I. 2025/176.
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S.S.I. 2002/34 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2002/221, S.S.I. 2002/369, S.S.I. 2007/387, S.S.I. 2007/400, S.S.I. 2007/423 and S.S.I. 2013/173.
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S.R. & O. 1925/1349 as relevantly amended by S.R. & O. 1926/546, S.I. 1995/11 and S.I. 1996/3265.
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S.S.I. 2010/419 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2013/173.
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