The Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provisions) Order 2020

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Order brings into force section 52 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the Act”) on 1 September 2021 but only for the purpose of introducing paragraph 9(d) (insofar as not already in force), (k), (l), (n) and (p) of schedule 2 of the Act. Those provisions of the Act repeal the Pet Animals Act 1951 (“the 1951 Act”), the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 (“the 1973 Act”), the Pet Animals Act 1951 (Amendment) Act 1983 (c.26) , the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 and the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999.

Article 3 provides for saving provisions in respect of any licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the 1951 Act or the 1973 Act which is still in force on, and which has any of its term remaining after, 31 August 2021.