Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 321 of 2012).

The Regulations make provision in Scotland for the administration and enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing. They, among other things: designate the competent authority responsible for various functions under the Regulations; require persons to obtain a certificate of competence or temporary certificate of competence before carrying out the killing of animals and related operations; set out national rules that have been maintained in accordance with Article 26(1) of the EU Regulation to maintain high levels of protection of animals at the time of killing; place an obligation on the competent authority to publish a notice in writing if the competent authority grants a derogation from specified provisions of the EU Regulation for a depopulation operation; provide for enforcement; and define offences.