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The Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill
Author: Alexa Morrison
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Published: Thursday 28 Nov 2019 (SB 19-77)
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What the Bill does - summary
What is not in the Bill
Background and Scottish Government consultations
Increasing maximum penalties for animal welfare offences
Rehoming (and other interventions) without a court order, of animals taken into possession
Compensation provisions
A 'Scottish Finn's Law' - increasing protection of service animals
Introduction of Fixed Penalty Notices
Increasing penalties for wildlife crime
Implications for investigation - time limits and treating some wildlife crime as 'serious crime'
Implementation of Poustie review recommendations
Financial implications
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The Right Hon Lord Bonomy, . (2016). Report of the Review of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002. Retrieved from
https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-review-protection-wild-mammals-scotland-act-2002/
Scottish Government. (2019). Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 Analysis of Consultation Responses. Retrieved from
https://consult.gov.scot/animal-welfare/animal-health-welfare-act-amendment-2019/results/animal-health-welfare-scotland-act-2006-analysis-consultation-responses.pdf
Scottish Government. (2018). Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2017 Annual Report. Retrieved from
https://www.gov.scot/publications/wildlife-crime-scotland-annual-report-2017/
Scottish Government, . (2017). Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2017 Annual Report. Retrieved from
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/progress-report/2018/12/wildlife-crime-scotland-annual-report-2017/documents/wildlife-crime-scotland-2017-annual-report/wildlife-crime-scotland-2017-annual-report/govscot%3Adocument/00545062.pdf
Scottish Government. (2015). Wildlife Crime Penalties Review Group: report. Retrieved from
https://www.gov.scot/publications/wildlife-crime-penalties-review-group-report/
Duff, P. (2017). The law of evidence, video footage, and wildlife conservation: did COPFS make the correct decisions?. Retrieved from
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/blog/the-law-of-evidence-video-footage-and-wildlife-conservation-did-copfs-make-the-correct-decisions/
SSPCA. (2019). Scottish SPCA backs game-changing overhaul of animal welfare law. Retrieved from
https://www.scottishspca.org/newsroom/latest-news/scottish-spca-backs-game-changing-overhaul-of-animal-welfare-law/
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