Regulation 9 Control posts
Scotland
It is an offence under the Act for any person to operate a control post F2as referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC unless that post is approved by the Scottish Ministers for that purpose.
An operator of a control post who fails to comply with the following provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 is guilty of an offence under the Act–
Article 4 (use of control posts);
Article 5 (the operation of control posts); or
Article 6(1) (confirmation an animal is fit to continue its journey).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 9(1) substituted (13.11.2009) by The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/339), regs. 1, 2(3)
- F2
Words in reg. 9(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 4(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)