
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2 

(1) The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (bovine animals), in the entry relating to ear tagging, for the entry in column 2 (purpose) substitute—“
1. Identification;
2. Screening or routine or random testing for disease; or
3. Genetic analysis.”
3 
Regulation 2(2) of the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 is revoked.
FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th October 2016