Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 393 of 2011). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Dangerous animal/harmful animal Animal welfare Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order specifies approved traps in column (1) of the Schedule and approves those which are equivalent in all respects to those so listed. Conditions attached to the approval of each type of trap are specified in column (2) of the Schedule. Under 50(1)(b) of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948, it is an offence to use or knowingly to permit the use of any spring trap, other than a trap that has been approved by Order, for animals or in circumstances for which it is not approved. The approval of a spring trap under section 50(3) of the 1948 Act does not confer an exemption from any other statutory regime that may be applicable. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk