The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2011/172 |
| Year | 2011 |
2011 No. 172
AnimalsDestructive Animals
The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011
Made 2nd February 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd February 2011
Coming into force 1st July 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 10 of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 19321, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 10 of that Act the Scottish Ministers are satisfied with respect to the non-indigenous mammalian species2which are the subject of this Order that by reason of their destructive habits it is desirable to control the keeping of them and to destroy any such which may be at large.
Title, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011, and comes into force on 1st July 2011.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“1932 Act” means the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932; and
“Muntjac” means an animal of the genusMuntiacus.
Keeping of Muntjac
3. The keeping of Muntjac is prohibited except under a licence granted under the 1932 Act.
Modification of the 1932 Act
4. The provisions of the 1932 Act shall apply to the keeping of Muntjac subject to the modifications that in section 63, subsection (1)—
(a) paragraph (d) is omitted; and
(b) the reference to a penalty in the case of an offence under that paragraph is omitted.
R CUNNINGHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd February 2011
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order regulates the keeping of animals of the genusMuntiacus(Muntjac deer), which are as shown in the table:
Common name |
Scientific name |
Indian (or common) muntjac |
Muntiacus muntjak |
Reeve’s (or Chinese) muntjac |
Muntiacus reevesi |
Hairy-fronted (or Black) muntjac |
Muntiacus crinifrons |
Fea’s muntjac |
Muntiacus feae |
Bornean yellow muntjac |
Muntiacus atherodes |
Roosevelt’s muntjac |
Muntiacus rooseveltorum |
Gongshan muntjac |
Muntiacus gongshanensis |
Giant muntjac |
Muntiacus vuquangensis |
Truong Son muntjac |
Muntiacus truongsonensis |
Leaf muntjac |
Muntiacus putaoensis |
Sumatran muntjac |
Muntiacus montanus |
Pu Hoat muntjac |
Muntiacus puhoatensis |
Article 3 prohibits the keeping of Muntjac except under a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers under the Destructive Imported...
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