Snares (Identification Numbers and Tags) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. No. 282 of 2012).

This Order, made under section 11A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, makes provision about application for identification numbers and tags in relation to setting snares. A chief constable must be satisfied that an applicant for an identification number has been trained for the purposes of section 11A. Police is required to keep records in a centrally held register all of identification numbers which have been issued. This information may be shared with the Scottish Ministers.