The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2011/279 |
| Year | 2011 |
SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2011 No. 279 (C. 25)
WILDLIFE
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
(Commencement No. 1) Order 2011
Made - - - - 21st June 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd June 2011
Coming into force - - 29th June 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
(Commencement No. 1) Order 2011 and comes into force on 29th June 2011.
(2) In this Order—
Appointed days
2.—(1) 29th June 2011 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Wildlife and
Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 to come into force:—
(a) section 2 (application of the 1981 Act to game birds);
(b) section 3 (protection of game birds etc. and prevention of poaching);
(c) section 5 (sale of live or dead wild birds, their eggs etc.);
(d) section 6(2) and (5) (protection of wild hares etc.), insofar as necessary to introduce
Schedule 5A to the 1981 Act;
(e) section 7 (prevention of poaching: wild hares, rabbits etc.);
(f) section 8 (sale, possession etc. of wild hares, rabbits etc. killed or taken unlawfully) but
only insofar as it relates to an animal killed or taken in contravention of section 11G of
(g) section 9 (wild hares, rabbits etc.: licences), insofar as it relates to sections 11G(1) and
11I(1) of the 1981 Act;
(h) section 10 (wild hares, rabbits etc.: power to vary Schedules to the 1981 Act and
prescribe close seasons);
(a) 2011 asp 6.
(b) 1981 c.69.
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