Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
155Infringement offences
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155 Infringement offences
(1) For the purposes of section 37A(1)(b) of the Act, an offence set out in column 1 of Schedule 5 is a prescribed offence.
(2) For the purposes of section 37A(3) of the Act—
(a) the prescribed infringement penalty in respect of an offence against section 15A(2) of the Act is 2 penalty units; and
(b) the prescribed infringement penalty for an offence set out in column 1 of Schedule 5 is the amount set out opposite that offence in column 3 of Schedule 5; and
(c) the description of an offence set out in column 1 of Schedule 5 that may be used in an infringement notice is set out in column 2 of Schedule 5 opposite the corresponding offence.
(3) A summary of an infringement offence in column 2 of Schedule 5 is not to be taken to affect—
(a) the nature or elements of the infringement offence to which the summary refers; or
(b) the operation of these Regulations.