The Restriction on Pithing (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Made: 8th March 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 8th March 2001

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Restriction on pithing

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Disposal of illegally pithed animals

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Amendment to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995

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Powers of inspectors

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Obstruction

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Penalties

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Enforcement

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Signed

SUSAN C DEACON — A member of the Scottish Executive — 8th March 2001

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1997/2964, amended by S.S.I. 2000/344 and 2001/4.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1997/2965, amended by S.I. 1997/3062, 1998/2405 (itself amended by 1998/2431), 1999/539 and S.S.I. 2000/62, 345 and 2001/3.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1995/731, amended by S.I. 1999/400 and 1820 and S.S.I. 2000/62.

[^f00005]: S.S.I. 2001/ .

[^f00006]: 1994 c. 39.

[^f00007]: 1981 c. 22.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/539, amended by S.I. 1995/731, 1763, 2148, 2200, 3124 and 3189, 1996/1148 and 2235, 1997/1729 and 2074, S.S.I. 2000/62, 171 and 288

Editorial notes

[^key-658194204024db99c9f7b3bebddf267a]: Regulations revoked (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.S.I.) by The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/255), reg. 1(1), Sch. 9 Pt. 1

[^key-fbef2a392f37541f668c7fdabbcaf260]: Regulations revoked (24.11.2006) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/530), reg. 1(1), Sch. 10