Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (1996 c. 58)
- Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (1996 c. 58)
- Part I Scottish Natural Heritage's deer functions
- 1 The Deer Commission for Scotland.
- 2 Advice and annual reports to Secretary of State.
- 3 Power of SNH to facilitate exercise of functions.
- 4 Appointment of panels.
- Part II Conservation, control and sustainable management of deer
- Close seasons
- 5 Close seasons.
- Code of practice on deer management
- 5A Code of practice on deer management
- 5B Review of compliance with code of practice on deer management
- Deer management plans, control agreements and control schemes
- 6 Control areas.
- 6A Deer management plans
- 7 Control agreements.
- 8 Control schemes.
- 9 Recovery of expenses incurred in fulfilment of control scheme.
- Emergency measures
- 10 Emergency measures to prevent damage by deer.
- 11 Application of section 10 in relation to the natural heritage.
- Control agreements, control schemes and emergency measures: supplementary provisions
- 12 Power of Commission to provide services and equipment and to make certain payments.
- 13 Offences in relation to Part II.
- 14 Limitation of criminal liability.
- 15 Power to enter on land.
- 16 Service of notices.
- Part III Offences in relation to deer
- Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer
- 17 Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer.
- Register of persons competent to shoot deer
- 17A Register of persons competent to shoot deer
- 17B Review of competence etc. by SNH
- Other offences and attempts to commit offences
- 18 Taking or killing at night.
- 19 Use of vehicles to drive deer.
- 20 Other offences connected with moving vehicles.
- 21 Firearms and ammunition.
- 22 Offences committed by more than one person.
- 23 Illegal possession of deer.
- 24 Attempts to commit offences.
- Exemption for certain acts
- 25 Action intended to prevent suffering.
- 26 Right of occupier in respect of deer causing ... damage to crops etc. on certain ground.
- Part IV Enforcement, licensing of venison dealing and miscellaneous provisions
- Enforcement
- 27 Powers of search and seizure.
- 28 Power of arrest.
- 29 Offences by bodies corporate.
- 29A Offences by Scottish partnerships etc.
- 30 Power of court on trial for one offence to convict of another.
- 31 Powers of court on conviction for offences.
- 32 Disposal of deer liable to forfeiture.
- Licensing of dealing in venison
- 33 Licences to deal in venison.
- 34 Records kept by venison dealers.
- 35 Reciprocal arrangements.
- 36 Offences in connection with venison dealing.
- Further powers of SNH
- 37 Restrictions on granting of certain authorisations.
- 38 Limitation on requirement to obtain game licence.
- 39 Deer killed under the authority of SNH.
- 40 Power of Commission to require return of number of deer killed.
- 40A Power of SNH to require return of number of deer planned to be killed
- Miscellaneous and general provisions
- 41 Savings for certain rights.
- 42 Information to be supplied to owner of certain land.
- 43 Application of Act to farmed deer.
- 44 Application of Act to the Crown.
- 45 Interpretation.
- 46 Financial provisions
- 47 Orders, regulations etc.
- 48 Short title, consequential amendments, repeals, extent and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Deer Commission for Scotland: supplementary provisions
- Meetings and proceedings of SNH
- Office and staff of SNH
- SCHEDULE 2 Provisions as to control schemes
- Part I Procedure for making control schemes
- Part II Procedure for varying or revoking control schemes
- Part III General procedural provisions
- Part IV Provisions as to the validity of control schemes and of variations and revocations of such schemes
- SCHEDULE 3 Penalties
- SCHEDULE 4 Consequential amendments
- The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c.45)
- The Deer Act 1991 (c.54)
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals
- SCHEDULE 6 Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
- Transitional provision
- Transitory provisions
- Savings
- TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
- Notes:
- Acts of Parliament
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