Wildlife Offences in UK Law
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Legislation
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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
... ... and rural communities; to make provision in connection with wildlife, sites of special scientific interest, National Parks and the Broads; to ... 53: Wildlife offences: time limits for proceedings ... Schedule 6 contains ... ...
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The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
... ... Wildlife The ... 38: Offences relating to European offshore marine sites ... ...
- Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003
... ... public at large from persons with a propensity to commit certain offences and for the establishment of the Risk Management Authority; to make ... Principal Reporter; to amend the law relating to penalties for wildlife offences; and for connected purposes ... Part 1: ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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A Dangerous Job? An Examination of Violence against Conservation Officers
Conservation law enforcement is an area of policing that has been largely overlooked by sociologists and criminal justice researchers. Some have speculated that when compared to their traditional p...... ... whose primary responsibilityis the enforcement of fish and wildlife laws. While they possesssome similarities to their traditional law ... from COs, hunters and anglers who have been citedfor wildlife offences should be asked about the behaviour andprofessionalism of COs in the ... ...
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A criminology of extinction: Biodiversity, extreme consumption and the vanity of species resurrection
This article explores an issue pertaining to the commodification of nature and related market processes – reviving extinct species. It begins by offering an overview of the aesthetic, economic, sci...... ... , consumption, de-extinction, extinction, hunting/poaching, wildlife (crime, trade, trafficking)IntroductionSignificant international work in ... enforcement and criminal justice systems have accorded wildlife offences a ‘low priority when compared to other crimes (Cook et al., 2002),’ ... ...
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Beyond wildlife crime: Towards the concept of ‘mundane fauna crime’
Research and theorisation on crimes against non-human species in rural regions have been conducted with less conceptual refinement than crimes against anthropocentric victims. The dominant concepti...... ... It is contended that social scientists have treated the study of offences against fauna with less epistemic, ontological and conceptual innovation and refinement than offences against anthropocentric victims (e.g. Green and ... ...
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Chapter 22: Cooperative Maritime Surveillance and Enforcement
... ... illegally moving drugs or involved in people smuggling or wildlife trafficking, as well as marine pollution or biosecurity security ... The forms of these offences have also evolved with technological advancements and many factors have ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
- Landowners Face More Stringent Penalties For Wildlife Offences
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Wildlife And The Natural Environment
... ... In the first place, Scottish Ministers are required to lay before the Scottish Parliament after the end of each calendar year a Report on offences relating to wildlife, including information on the incidence and prosecution of offences and information on research and advice relating to wildlife ... ...
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Tougher enforcement rules for invasive species
The Government’s intention to introduce a broader range of penalties for offences involving invasive non-native animal and plant species in England and Wales has been outlined in a new consultation...... ... ’s intention to introduce a broader range of penalties for offences involving invasive non-native animal and plant species in England and ... The extension of existing criminal offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (which cover the release, growth and/or sale of ... ...
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Tougher Enforcement Rules For Invasive Species
... ... 's intention to introduce a broader range of penalties for offences involving invasive non-native animal and plant species in England and ... The extension of existing criminal offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (which cover the release, growth and/or sale of ... ...
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