Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act 2018 (2018 asp 3). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make it an offence to use wild animals in travelling circuses. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Ranching/captive breeding Animal welfare Animal health Transport/storage Authorization/permit Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act of the Scottish Parliament declares use of wild animals in travelling circuses to be an offence and defines penalties for such offence. “Wild animal” means an animal other than one of a kind that is commonly domesticated in the British Islands. The Scottish Ministers may by Regulations specify— (a) a kind of animal that is to be regarded as wild, (b) a kind of animal that is not to be regarded as wild, for the purposes of this Act. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk