LegalizeThe Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026
Made: 5th March 2026
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 9th March 2026
Coming into force: 1st July 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(2) and (3) of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024[^f00001].
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1 July 2026.
- (2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024.
Appointed Day
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- (1) 1 July 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table).
- (2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule, the corresponding provision in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
Schedule — Provisions of the Act coming into force on the day appointed
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter | Purpose |
| Section 1 | Offence of using glue trap | |
| Section 2 | Offence of supplying glue trap | |
| Section 3 | Offence of possessing glue trap | |
| Section 4 | Forfeiture and disposal of glue traps | |
| Section 5 | Authorisation for use, supply or possession of glue trap | |
| Section 24 | Powers of entry, search and seizure with warrant | So far as it relates to sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Act |
| Section 25 | Further restrictions on power of entry | |
| Section 26 | Powers of local weights and measures authorities | |
| Section 27 | Offence of obstructing officer of local weights and measures authority | |
| Section 28 | Offence of impersonating officer of a local weights and measures authority | |
| Section 29 | Individual culpability where organisation commits offence | So far as it relates to sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Act |
| Section 30 | Crown application: criminal offences | |
| Section 31 | Crown application: powers of entry | |
| Schedule | Investigatory powers of a local weights and measures authority |
Signed
JIM FAIRLIE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 5th March 2026
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Explanatory Note
The Bill for the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 30 April 2024. Sections 35 and 36 of the Act came into force the following day.
These Regulations commence sections 1 to 5 (glue traps) and sections 24 to 31 (enforcement provisions) of the Act on 1 July 2026. Section 24 (powers of entry, search and seizure with warrant) and section 29 (individual culpability where organisation commits and offence) are commenced only so far as they relate to sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Act.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2024 asp 4.
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