# Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (repealed) 2002 asp 6 · enacted 15 March 2002 · revised to 3 October 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wild-mammals-scotland-act-2002-repealed/pdf/asp_20020006_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Exception: stalking and flushing from cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Exception: use of a dog in connection with falconry and shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Exception: search by authorised person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Exception: retrieval and location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Excepted activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Arrest, search and seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7A Time limit for summary proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Proceedings and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Disqualification orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Meaning of expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Consequential amendments and repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Short title and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule: Consequential amendments and repeals ## 1 Game (Scotland) Act 1832 (c.68) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Game Licences Act 1860 (c.90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 (c.28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c.51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (c.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/6 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-wild-mammals-scotland-act-2002-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.