Snaring: review - February 2022

Footnotes

1. by a number of Statutory Instruments, namely:

The Snares (Identification Numbers and Tags) (Scotland) Order 2012
The Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2012
The Snares (Training) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2012
The Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2015
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment Order 2011
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2012

2. 4 The figures show only those cases in which the accused was convicted of a snaring offence or of a directly related offence. Cases in which the accused was convicted of a non-related offence only are not included.

3. The number of incidents represents the number of different dates on which the snaring offences included in the SPR occurred.

4. This figure includes 2 incidents which occurred in 2005.

5. Relevant Orders: The Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2012

i. The Snares (Training) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2012
ii. The Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2015
iii. The Snares (Identification Numbers and Tags) (Scotland) Order 2012

6. 3.—(1) A person is trained when that person holds a training certificate issued in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) The training certificate is issued by an approved body.
(3) The training certificate is issued to a person whom the approved body determines (by examination or otherwise) is competent to—
(a)select an appropriate location for a snare to be set;
(b)set a snare in accordance with the law;
(c)identify and remedy defects in the setting and use of a snare; and
(d)set a snare in such a manner, and in such a place, that it is reasonable to expect that—
(i)use of the snare is consistent with animal welfare; and
(ii)the setting of the snare is an appropriate method of predator control

7. and The Snares (Identification Numbers and Tags) (Scotland) Order 2012