P ART 3 G ENERAL 12 Interpretation (1) In this Act— 30 “advertise”, in relation to a member of a litter of puppies, means publish, distribute or otherwise make available to— (a) the public at large, (b) any section of the public, or (c) individually selected members of the public, 35 a communication indicating that the member is for sale or available to be given away (and “advertising” is to be construed accordingly), “first owner”, in relation to a litter of puppies, means the person who owns the litter at the time of its birth, 7 Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill Part 3—General “inspector” means a person who at the time is acting under an appointment as an inspector under Part 2 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, “police officer” means a constable within the meaning of section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, 5 “publish” means publish in any form or by any means, “selling” includes exchanging and bartering (and “sale” and “sell” are to be construed accordingly). (2) In the definition of “advertise” in subsection (1), “communication” does not include unrecorded speech. 10 13 Commencement 1 This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent. 14 Short title The short title of this Act is the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2024...