Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (1981 c. 69)
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (1981 c. 69)
- Part I Wildlife
- Protection of birds and prevention of poaching
- 1 Protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs.
- 1 Protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs.
- 2 Exceptions to s. 1.
- 2 Exceptions to s. 1: acts by certain persons outside close season.
- 3 Areas of special protection.
- 3 Areas of special protection.
- 4 Exceptions to ss. 1 and 3.
- 4 Further exceptions to s. 1
- 5 Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds.
- 5 Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds.
- 6 Sale etc. of live or dead wild birds, eggs etc.
- 6 Sale etc. of live or dead wild birds, eggs etc.
- 7 Registration etc. of certain captive birds.
- 7 Registration etc. of certain captive birds.
- 8 Protection of captive birds.
- Protection of other animals and prevention of poaching
- 9 Protection of certain wild animals.
- 9 Protection of certain wild animals.
- 10 Exceptions to s. 9.
- 10 Exceptions to s. 9.
- 10A Protection of wild hares etc.
- 10B Exceptions to s. 10A
- 11 Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild animals.
- 11 Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild animals.
- 11A Snares: training, identification numbers, tags etc.
- 11B Snares: duty to inspect etc.
- 11C Snares: authorisation from landowners etc.
- 11D Snares: presumption arising from identification number
- 11E Snares: record keeping
- 11F Snaring: review and report to the Scottish Parliament
- 11G Prevention of poaching: wild hares, rabbits etc.
- 11H Exceptions to s. 11G
- 11I Sale, possession etc. of wild hares, rabbits etc. killed or taken unlawfully
- 12YA Relaxation of restriction on night shooting of hares and rabbits
- 12 Protection of certain mammals.
- Protection of plants
- 13 Protection of wild plants.
- 13 Protection of wild plants.
- Miscellaneous
- 14 Introduction of new species etc.
- 14 Introduction of new species etc.
- 14ZA Sale etc. of certain animals and plants included in Schedule 9
- 14ZB Codes of practice in connection with species which are non-native or included in Schedule 9
- 14ZC Prohibition on keeping etc. of invasive animals or plants
- 14A Prohibition on sale etc. of invasive animals or plants
- 14AA Contravention of Invasive Alien Species Regulation
- 14B Notification of presence of invasive animals or plants etc.
- 14C Non-native species etc.: code of practice
- 14D Power to make species control orders
- 14E Emergency species control orders
- 14F Content of species control orders
- 14G Notice of species control orders
- 14H Appeals in connection with species control orders
- 14I Coming into effect of species control orders
- 14J Review of species control orders
- 14K Offences in relation to species control orders
- 14L Enforcement of operations under species control orders
- 14M Species control orders: powers of entry
- 14N Species control orders: entry by warrant etc.
- 14O Species control orders: powers of entry: supplemental
- 14P Interpretation of sections 14 to 14O
- 15 Endangered species (import and export).
- 15A Possession of pesticides
- Supplemental
- 16 Power to grant licences.
- 16 Power to grant licences.
- 16AA Licensing: land on which certain birds may be killed or taken
- 16AB Appeals relating to section 16AA licences
- 16AC Section 16AA Licence: code of practice
- 16AD Section 16AA Licence: delegation of power in relation to code of practice
- 16AE Report on operation and effect of section 16AA licences
- 16AF Report on operation and effect of section 16AA licences: delegation
- 16A Delegation of licence-granting power: Scotland
- 17 False statements made for obtaining registration , identification number or licence etc.False statements made for obtaining registration or licence etc.
- 18 Attempts to commit offences etc.
- 18A Wildlife inspectors
- 18A Vicarious liability for certain offences by employee or agent
- 18B Group 1 offences and licences: power to enter premises
- 18B Liability where securing services through another
- 18C Group 1 offences and licences: examining specimens and taking samples
- 18D Group 2 offences and licences etc. : power to enter premises
- 18E Group 2 offences: examining specimens and taking samples
- 18F Restrictions on taking of samples from live specimens
- 19 Enforcement.
- 19 Enforcement.
- 19XA Constables' powers in connection with samples
- 19XB Offences in connection with enforcement powers
- 19ZA Enforcement: wildlife inspectors.
- 19ZB Power to take samples.
- 19ZC Wildlife inspectors: Scotland
- 19ZD Power to take samples: Scotland
- 19A Evidence in Scotland in certain proceedings.
- 20 Proceedings for summary offences.
- 20 Proceedings for summary offences
- 21 Penalties, forfeitures etc.
- 21 Penalties, forfeitures etc.
- 22 Power to vary Schedules.
- 22 Power to vary Schedules.
- 23 Advisory bodies and their functions.
- 24 Functions of GB conservation bodies
- 24 Functions of GB conservation bodies
- 25 Functions of local authorities.
- 26 Regulations, orders, notices etc.
- 26 Regulations, orders, notices etc.
- 26A Enforcement of wildlife legislation
- 26B Annual report on wildlife crime
- 27 Interpretation of Part I.
- 27 Interpretation of Part I.
- 27ZA Application of Part 1 to England and Wales
- Part II Nature Conservation, Countryside and National Parks
- Sites of special scientific interest and limestone pavements
- 27A Construction of references to Nature Conservancy Council.
- 27AA Application of sections 28 to 34 in Wales
- 28 Sites of special scientific interest.
- 28 Areas of special scientific interest.
- 28A Variation of notification under section 28.
- 28B Notification of additional land.
- 28C Enlargement of SSSI.
- 28CA Guidance in relation to subtidal notifications of SSSIs
- 28CB Power to call in subtidal notifications
- 28D Denotification.
- 28E Duties in relation to sites of special scientific interest.
- 28F Appeals in connection with consents.
- 28G Statutory undertakers, etc.: general duty.
- 28H Statutory undertakers, etc.: duty in relation to carrying out operations.
- 28I Statutory undertakers, etc.: duty in relation to authorising operations.
- 28J Management schemes.
- 28K Management notices.
- 28L Appeals against management notices.
- 28M Payments.
- 28N Compulsory purchase.
- 28P Offences.
- 28Q Change of owner or occupier.
- 28R Byelaws.
- 28S Notices and signs relating to SSSIs
- 29 Special protection for certain areas of special scientific interest.
- 30 Compensation where order is made under s. 29.
- 31 Restoration following offence under section 28P.
- 31 Restoration where order under s. 29 is contravened.
- 32 Duties of agriculture Ministers with respect to areas of special scientific interest.
- 32 Duties of agriculture Ministers with respect to areas of special scientific interest.
- 33 Ministerial guidance as respects areas of special scientific interest.
- 34 Limestone pavement orders.
- 34 Limestone pavement orders.
- Nature reserves, ... and Ramsar sites
- 34A Meaning of “appropriate conservation body”
- 35 National nature reserves.
- 35A Power to call in subtidal declarations
- 36 Marine nature reserves.
- 37 Byelaws for protection of marine nature reserves.
- 37A Ramsar sites.
- 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Countryside
- 39 Management agreements with owners and occupiers of land.
- 40 Experimental schemes.
- 41 Duties of agriculture Ministers with respect to the countryside.
- National Parks
- 41A Application of sections 42 to 45 in Wales
- 42 Notification of agricultural operations on moor and heath in National Parks.
- 43 Maps of National Parks showing certain areas of moor or heath.
- 44 Grants and loans for purposes of National Parks.
- 45 Power to vary order designating National Park.
- 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Miscellaneous and supplemental
- 47 Grants to the Countryside Council for Wales
- 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 49 Extension of power to appoint wardens.
- 50 Payments under certain agreements offered by authorities.
- 50 Payments under certain agreements offered by authorities.
- 51 Powers of entry.
- 51 Powers of entry.
- 51A Summary prosecutions
- 52 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III Public Rights of Way
- Ascertainment of public rights of way
- 53 Duty to keep definitive map and statement under continuous review.
- 53A Power to include modifications in other orders.
- 53B Register of applications under section 53.
- 54 Duty to reclassify roads used as public paths.
- 54A BOATs not to be added to definitive maps.
- 55 No further surveys or reviews under the 1949 Act.
- 56 Effect of definitive map and statement.
- 57 Supplementary provisions as to definitive maps and statements.
- 57A Consolidation of definitive maps and statements.
- 58 Application of ss. 53 to 57 to inner London.
- Miscellaneous and supplemental
- 59 Prohibition on keeping bulls on land crossed by public rights of way.
- 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 61 Ploughing of public rights of way.
- 62 Appointment of wardens for public rights of way.
- 63 Orders creating, extinguishing or diverting footpaths and bridleways.
- 64 Publication of dedication of footpaths and bridleways.
- 65 Signposting of byways open to all traffic.
- 66 Interpretation of Part III.
- Part IV Miscellaneous and General
- 66A Application of Part 1 to Crown
- 66B Application of Part 1 to Crown: Scotland
- 67 Application of Parts 2 and 3 to Crown land
- 68 Application to the Isles of Scilly.
- 69 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 69A Offences by Scottish partnerships etc.
- 70 Financial provisions.
- 70A Service of notices.
- 70B Effect of failure to serve certain notices
- 71 General interpretation.
- 72 Minor amendments.
- 73 Repeals and savings.
- 74 Short title commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE ZA1 Birds which re-use their nests
- SCHEDULE A1 Protected nests and nest sites: birds
- SCHEDULE 1 Birds which are Protected by Special Penalties
- Part I At All Times
- Part II During the Close Season
- SCHEDULE 1A Birds which are Protected from Harassment
- SCHEDULE 2 Birds which may be Killed or Taken
- Part I Outside the Close Season
- Part IA Exception: birds included in Part I which may not be killed or taken on Sundays or Christmas Day
- Part 1B Birds included in Part 1 which may only be killed or taken on land with section 16AA licence
- Part II By Authorised Persons at all Times
- SCHEDULE 3 Birds which may be Sold
- Part I Alive at all Times if Ringed and Bred in Captivity
- Part IA Alive if taken in captivity or by certain persons outside close season or during first 28 days of close season
- Part II Dead at all Times
- Part IIA Dead if killed outside close season by certain persons
- Part III Dead from 1st September to 28th February
- SCHEDULE 4 Birds Which Must Be Registered and Ringed if Kept in Captivity
- SCHEDULE 5 Animals which are Protected
- SCHEDULE 5A Animals which are Protected under Section 10A in their Close Season
- SCHEDULE 6 Animals which may not be Killed or Taken by Certain Methods
- SCHEDULE 6ZA Animals which may not be killed or taken by trapping or snaring
- SCHEDULE 6A Animals not to be Poached
- SCHEDULE 7 Protection of Certain MammalsAmendment of Acts In Relation To Night Shooting of Hares and Rabbits
- The Ground Game Act 1880
- The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948
- The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953
- The Deer Act 1963
- The Conservation of Seals Act 1970
- The Badgers Act 1973
- SCHEDULE 8 Plants which are Protected
- SCHEDULE 9 Animals and Plants to which Section 14 Applies
- Part I NON-NATIVE Animals which are established in the wild
- PART IA NATIVE ANIMALS
- PART IB ANIMALS NO LONGER NORMALLY PRESENT
- Part II Plants
- SCHEDULE 9A Species control agreements and orders (England and Wales)
- PART 1 Overview and interpretation
- Overview
- Definitions relating to species
- Environmental authorities
- Owners and dwellings
- Operations
- PART 2 Species control agreements
- Making of species control agreements
- Content of species control agreements
- Notice of compliance
- Liability
- PART 3 Species control orders
- When a species control order may be made
- What an order must do
- What an order may do
- Notice
- Revocation
- Appeals
- Notice of compliance
- Enforcement
- Offences
- Liability
- PART 4 Powers of entry
- Powers of entry
- Authorisation by justice of the peace
- Authorisation by environmental authority
- Exercise of right of entry
- PART 5 Supplementary
- Compensation
- Codes of practice
- SCHEDULE 9B Invasive alien species: defences and licences
- Part 1 Interpretation
- Interpretation
- Part 2 Defences
- Companion animals
- Commercial stocks
- Non-commercial owners: receipt of commercial stocks
- Part 3 Licences
- Restrictions
- Research etc.
- Keeping animals until the end of their natural lives
- Eradication measures
- Management measures
- SCHEDULE 10 Amendment of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976
- Part I The Amendments
- Licences
- Expenses of returning animals and plants to the wild
- Powers of entry
- Power to modify Schedules
- Sale of certain animals or plants or their derivatives
- Part II Schedule inserted as Schedule 4
- SCHEDULE 4 Animals the Sale etc. of Which is Restricted
- Marsupials
- Primates
- Edentates
- Pangolins
- Rabbits and hares
- Rodents
- Cetaceans
- Carnivores
- Seals
- Elephants
- Sea-cows
- Odd-toed ungulates
- Even-toed ungulates
- Rheas
- Tinamous
- Penguins
- Grebes
- Albatrosses
- Pelican-like birds
- Storks
- Waterfowl
- Diurnal Birds of Prey
- Gamebirds
- Cranes and rails
- Waders and Gulls
- Pigeons and doves
- Parrots
- Hummingbirds
- Trogons
- Owls
- Hornbills
- Woodpeckers
- Songbirds
- REPTILES
- Crocodilians
- Iguanas
- Lizards
- Snakes
- Tuatara
- Chelonians
- AMPHIBIANS
- FISH
- MOLLUSCS
- Schedule inserted as Schedule 5
- Plants the sale etc. of which is restricted
- SCHEDULE 10A Delegation of Appellate Functions
- Interpretation
- Appointments
- Powers of appointed person
- Holding of local inquiries and other hearings by appointed persons
- Revocation of appointments and making of new appointments
- Certain acts and omissions of appointed persons to be treated as those of the Secretary of State
- SCHEDULE 11 Procedure in Connection with Certain Orders under Part II
- Coming into operation
- Publicity for orders
- Unopposed orders
- Opposed orders
- Restriction on power to amend orders or confirm them with modifications
- Notice of final decision on orders
- Proceedings for questioning validity of orders
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 12 Procedure in Connection With Orders Under Section 36
- Consultation
- Publicity for draft orders
- Unopposed orders
- Opposed orders
- Restriction on power to make orders with modifications
- Local inquiries
- Notice of making of orders
- Proceedings for questioning validity of orders
- Supplemental
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- SCHEDULE 14 Applications for Certain Orders Under Part III
- Form of applications
- Notice of applications
- Determination by authority
- Appeal against a decision not to make an order
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 15 Procedure in Connection with Certain Orders Under Part III
- Consultation
- Coming into operation
- Publicity for orders
- Representations or objections made with respect to abandoned surveys or reviews
- Severance of orders
- Unopposed orders
- Opposed orders
- Restriction on power to confirm orders with modifications
- Local inquiries
- Appointment of inspectors etc.
- Hearings and local inquiries
- Notice of final decisions on orders
- Proceedings for questioning validity of orders
- Supplemental
- SCHEDULE 16 Orders Creating, Extinguishing or Diverting Footpaths or Bridleways
- The Highways Act 1980
- Supplemental
- SCHEDULE 17 Enactments repealed
- Part I Enactments repealed one month after the passing of this Act
- Part II Enactments repealed on a day to be appointed
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