224.Section 40 requires the Scottish Ministers to prepare a report on the operation and effectiveness of the changes made by the Act to the 1996 Act within 10 years of section 40 of the Act coming into force. The report must also be laid before the Scottish Parliament and a copy must be provided to a committee of the Parliament which deals with matters relating to deer management.
225.Subsection (2) provides that the report must include an assessment of the changes against the objectives of protecting and restoring the natural heritage and environment, achieving the aims and purposes of deer management set out by section 1 of the 1996 Act, and improving standards of welfare of deer. Subsection (3) also requires the report to include a statement of any actions the Scottish Ministers intend to take or, where no action is proposed, the reasons for not taking action.
The Act Licensing of dealing in venison Section 40 – Review of modifications to the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996