The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2016

Made: 26th January 2016

Coming into force: 1st April 2016

In accordance with section 15(3)(b) of that Act[^f00002] a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.

Amount of fixed penalty for dog fouling

2

For the purposes of section 9 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 (amount of fixed penalty), the percentage prescribed for the fixed penalty is 40 per cent of level 1 on the standard scale.

Application

3

Article 2 applies to fixed penalty notices issued under section 5 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 on or after 1st April 2016.

Signed

PAUL WHEELHOUSE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 26th January 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order prescribes the amount of the fixed penalty which is payable if a fixed penalty notice has been issued under section 5 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003. The current amount is set in section 9(2) of the 2003 Act and is equivalent to 20 per cent of level 1 on the Standard Scale. This amount is currently £40. This Order prescribes a new amount which is 40 per cent of level 1 on the standard scale. At the time of making this Order this amount is £80.

The new amount will only apply to fixed penalties issued on or after 1st April 2016.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 asp 12.

[^f00002]: Section 15(3)(b) has been modified by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).