Entries more than 12 months old 14 Closure of entries not already closed An entry in the register which, at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the 20 date on which the litter was born, is not marked as closed in accordance with section 13 is to be marked as closed. 15 Deletion of old entries (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for or in connection with the deletion from the register of old entries. 25 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an entry is an old entry if the period of 12 months beginning with the date on which the litter was born has elapsed.