Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002

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Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act
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Territorial extentScotland
Dates
Royal assent 11 April 2002
Text of the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 10) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament "to prohibit the keeping of animals solely or primarily for slaughter for the value of their fur". It received Royal Assent on 11 April 2002.

Act of the Scottish Parliament acts passed by the devolved Scottish Parliament, 1997 onwards

An Act of the Scottish Parliament is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament. The power to create Acts was conferred to the Parliament by section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 following the successful 1997 referendum on devolution.

The last fur farm in Scotland closed in 1993, but the Scottish Executive nevertheless described the act as necessary due to the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000, which prohibited fur farming in England and Wales. [1]

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England and Wales Administrative jurisdiction within the United Kingdom

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References

  1. ↑ "Fur flying over 'unnecessary' ban". BBC News Online . 30 January 2002.

Legislation.gov.uk, formerly the UK Statute Law Database, is the official web-accessible database of the statute law of the United Kingdom, hosted by The National Archives. It contains all primary legislation in force as of 1991, and all primary and secondary legislation since that date; it does not include legislation which was fully repealed prior to 1991. The contents have been revised to reflect legislative changes up to 2002, with material that has been amended since 2002 noted in a table but not yet fully updated.


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