General provision on licences 9 Delegation of functions in relation to licences (1) The Scottish Ministers may delegate their functions in relation to licences under sections 25 4 and 8 to Scottish Natural Heritage. (2) Any delegation must be made by written direction. (3) A direction may include provision allowing Scottish Natural Heritage to modify or revoke licences that were granted before the direction. (4) The Scottish Ministers may modify or revoke a direction. 30 (5) If a direction is revoked, any licence granted while the direction was in force continues to have effect unless the revocation provides otherwise. 10 Offence of providing false information to obtain a licence (1) A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly makes a false or misleading statement for the purposes of obtaining (either personally or for another 35 person) a licence under section 4 or 8. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both). 9 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Trail hunting P ART 2 T RAIL HUNTING Offences 11 Offences relating to trail hunting 5 (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person engages or participates in trail hunting, and (b) the exception in section 12 does not apply. (2) In this Part— “trail hunting” is the activity in which a dog is directed to find and follow an 10 animal-based scent which has been laid for that purpose, 1 “animal-based scent” means— (a) a scent which is derived from a wild mammal, or (b) a scent which mimics, replicates or resembles the scent of a wild mammal (or which is designed to do so), whether or not that scent is derived wholly 15 or in part from artificial ingredients. (3) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person— (i) is an owner or occupier of land, and (ii) knowingly causes or permits another person to engage or participate in trail 20 hunting on that land, and (b) the exception in section 12 does not apply to the trail hunting. (4) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person— (i) owns or is responsible for a dog, and 25 (ii) knowingly causes or permits another person to use the dog for trail hunting, and (b) the exception in section 12 does not apply to the trail hunting. (5) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), (3) or (4) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 30 £40,000 (or both). (6) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) or (4) to show that the person reasonably believed that the exception in section 12 applied to the trail hunting. (7) In this Part, an “owner” of land includes, in particular, a person who— 35 (a) manages or controls that land, or (b) is authorised to give permission for that land to be used for trail hunting. 10 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill Part 3—Further provision relating to offences Exception to the offences 1 12 Exception: training dogs to follow an animal-based scent (1) This section applies if— (a) a person— 5 (i) directs a dog to find and follow an animal-based scent which has been laid for that purpose, or (ii) lays...