Regulation 3 Exempted Procedures

The Scottish Ministers hereby specify the procedures described in column 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 12 where the procedure is carried out in relation to the particular type of protected animal^f1 described in any of those Schedules and is carried out—

(a)

for a purpose which is specified, in relation to any such procedure, in column 2 of the corresponding entry in the relevant Schedule;

(b)

in hygienic conditions;

(c)

in such a way as to minimise the pain and suffering it causes to the animal;

(d)

in accordance with good practice; and

(e)

where applicable, in accordance with such conditions as are specified, in relation to any such procedure, in column 1 of the entry in the relevant Schedule,

as procedures in relation to which section 20 (mutilation) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 does not apply.

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Footnotes

f1: The term “protected animal” is defined in section 17 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.