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Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 - Bill (as introduced) and Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents), Amendments, Bill and Act. From the official Scottish Parliament site.

Scotland Supreme Court of Session - 31 July 2002 - Official opinion by Lord Nimmo Smith of the Petition of Trevor Adams and others for Judicial Review of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002.

Scottish Executive: Publishes report on economic impacts of a ban on fox hunting - Press release. Publication of the report, conducted by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, looking at the economic impacts of a ban on fox hunting with dogs by the Watson Bill.

Brodies Legal Update - Submission of Brodies WS on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill.

Brodies Legal Update - Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill introduced into the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Executive: New research will help inform debate on fox-hunting - Press release. The commissioning of new independent research, by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, into the impact of banning hunting with dogs on the rural economy.

Scottish Parliament - Rural Development Committee - 10th Report 2001. Stage 1 Report on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill. Volume 1: Report.

Scottish Parliament - Rural Development Committee - 10th Report 2001. Stage 1 Report on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill. Volume 2: Evidence.

Scottish Parliament - Rural Development Committee - Official agenda, minutes of meetings, reports, inquiries and papers. Relevant years to the Wild Mammals Bill are 2000 and 2001.

Scottish Parliament - Rural Affairs Committee Official Report - Official transcript. Mike Watson's formal launch of the Bill to the committee.

Scottish Parliament - Consultation on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) - Sets out the Consultation schedule, including the submission of evidence, after the Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 1 March 2000.

Scottish Parliament - Written evidence submitted to the Rural Affairs Committee on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill - Submissions from all representative groups invited to submit evidence to the Consultation.

Scottish Parliament - Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Debate and vote on Amendments and Bill. Rural Development Committee 10th Report.

Scottish Parliament - Official Report - Debate and vote on Amendments and Bill. Two Amendments failed. Bill passed (For 84, Against 34, Abstentions 1).

Economic Impacts of a Ban on Hunting with Dogs in Scotland - A report for the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department.

Scotland Supreme Court of Session - 20 June 2003 - Official opinion by Lord Brodie of the Petition of Jeremy Hagan Whaley and Brian Leonard Friend v. The Lord Advocate for Judicial Review of The Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002.

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