Section 117 Offence: harassment at haul-out sitesI1
Scotland
Harassing a seal (intentionally or recklessly) at a haul-out site is an offence.
“haul-out site” means any place which the Scottish Ministers, after consulting F1United Kingdom Research and Innovation, by order designate as such for the purposes of this section.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in s. 117 substituted (1.4.2018) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 12 para. 25; S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(t) (with transitional and savings provisions in S.I. 2018/245, regs. 2, 3, 26)
Commencement
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S. 117 in force at 31.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/230, art. 4(c)