The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 2011
By virtue of section50(1)(b) of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (“the 1948 Act”) it is an offence to use a spring trap other than an approved trap (or to use an approved trap for animals or in circumstances for which it is not approved) for the purpose of killing or taking animals. Section50(1)(c) and (d) create offences in relation to the sale or possession of such traps.