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Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006

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52Modification of enactments

Schedule 2 modifies enactments for the purposes of and in consequence of this Act.

53Ancillary provision

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with this Act.

(2)The power to make orders under subsection (1) is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(3)But—

(a)a statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) which modifies an Act is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament,

(b)a statutory instrument containing any other order under that subsection is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.

54Crown application

(1)This Act binds the Crown.

(2)No contravention by the Crown of a provision made by or under this Act makes the Crown criminally liable.

(3)However, the provisions made by this Act and any provisions made under it apply to persons in the service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.

(4)The Court of Session may, on the application of the Lord Advocate, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes a contravention of a provision made by or under this Act.

55Commencement and short title

(1)The provisions of this Act, except sections 53 and 54 and this section, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.

(2)The power to make orders under subsection (1) is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(3)And it includes power—

(a)to appoint different days for different provisions,

(b)to make such transitional or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with this Act,

(c)to make different provision for different purposes.

(4)This Act may be cited as the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.

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