The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 2011

Made: 8th November 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 10th November 2011

Coming into force: 24th November 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections50(3) and 85(3) of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 24thNovember 2011.

Approval of spring traps

2

• (1) The following spring traps are approved for the purposes of section50 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948—

• (a) any spring trap of a type and make specified in column(1) of the Schedule; and

• (b) any trap which corresponds to a trap so specified in construction, in materials, in impact force or momentum, and in all other respects which are relevant to its effect or manner of operation as a trap (an “equivalent trap”).

• (2) The approvals given by paragraph(1) are subject to the conditions specified in the corresponding entry in column(2) of the Schedule as to the animals for which, and the circumstances in which, the spring trap (or equivalent trap) may be used.

Revocation

3

The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 1996[^f00002] is revoked.

SCHEDULE

In this Schedule, “under the authority of” means under licence, following assignation, or otherwise with the permission or agreement of the named body or person (or any body or person acquiring right from the named body or person).