Offences made under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006

5 statutory instruments made under this Act create 17 criminal offences between them.

These are offences created by secondary legislation made under the Act — not the offences in the Act itself. An Act that creates a power to make regulations, and regulations that then create offences, is the ordinary route by which most of the criminal law is made, and it is the route this report follows.

Instruments made under it

• The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016 2016 · 5 offences
• The Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (revoked) 2009 · 4 offences
• The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 2021 · 3 offences
• The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Scotland) Regulations 2020 2020 · 3 offences
• The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010 2010 · 2 offences