The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2011/63 |
| Year | 2011 |
SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2011 No. 63
ANIMALS
DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS
The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Made - - - - 2nd February 2011
Coming into force - - 1st July 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by
section 2 of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932(a), as applied in relation to Muntjac by
the Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011(b), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Title, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011,
and come into force on 1st July 2011.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“1932 Act” means the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932;
“Muntjac” means an animal of the genus Muntiacus; and
“licence” means a licence to keep muntjac under sections 3 (grant and revocation of licences)
or 8 (savings in respect of animals kept for exhibition, &c.)(c) of the 1932 Act.
Licences
3.—(1) A licence shall endure for a period of 60 months.
(2) A licence shall include the conditions in the Schedule.
(a) 1932 c.12. Section 11 (interpretation) was amended by S.I. 1992/3302. The style and title of the Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries was changed to that of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by S.I. 1955/554. The functions of the
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of
section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“1998 Act”). The requirement to obtain treasury consent was removed by
section 55 of the 1998 Act.
(b) S.S.I. 2011/ .
(c) Sections 3 and 8 of the 1932 Act provide for the appropriate department to grant or revoke licences under those sections.
Section 11 (interpretation) of the 1932 Act provides that the “appropriate department” means, in Scotland, the Department
of Agriculture for Scotland (“DAS”). Section 11 was amended by S.I. 1992/3302. The functions of the DAS were
transferred to the Secretary of State by section 1 of the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 (c.20). The functions
of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.
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