Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (repealed 18.11.1996)

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Conservation and Control of Red Deer

   1. 1. Constitution and general functions of Red Deer Commission.

   2. 2. Appointment of panels.

   3. 3. Duty of Commission to advise Secretary of State.

   4. 4. Particular powers of the Commission.

   5. 5. Returns of numbers of deer killed.

   6. 6. Power of Commission to deal with marauding deer.

   7. 6AA. Application of section 6 in relation to natural heritage.

   8. 6A. Further power of Commission to deal with marauding deer.

   9. 7. Control agreements and control schemes.

   10. 8. Contents of control schemes.

   11. 9. Liability of owners or occupiers under control schemes.

   12. 10. Enforcement of control schemes.

   13. 11. Recovery of expenses incurred under section 10.

   14. 12. Power of Commission to provide services and equipment.

   15. 13. Deer killed under authority of Commission.

   16. 14. Persons acting under this Part of this Act not required to obtain game licences.

   17. 15. Entry on land.

   18. 16. Service of notices.

   19. 17. Offences in relation to execution of this Part of this Act.

   20. 18. Financial provisions.

   21. 19. Saving of right to compensation for damage by red deer.

   22. 20. Interpretation of Part I.

3. Part II Close Seasons

   1. 21. Close seasons.

4. Part III Prevention of Illegal Taking and Killing of Deer

   1. 22. Prohibition of poaching.

   2. 23. Unlawful taking or killing of deer.

   3. 23A. Firearms and ammunition.

   4. 24. Unlawful taking or killing of deer by two or more persons acting together.

   5. 25. Illegal possession of deer or firearms.

   6. 25AA. Power of court in trial in one offence to convict of another.

5. PART iiia Licensing of Dealing in Venison

   1. 25A. Licences to deal in venison.

   2. 25B. Records.

   3. 25C. Reciprocal provisions.

   4. 25D. Offences.

   5. 25E. Transitional provision.

   6. 25F. Interpretation of Part IIIA.

6. Part IV Enforcement and Procedure

   1. 26. Attempts to commit offences.

   2. 27. Powers of search and seizure.

   3. 28. Apprehension of offenders.

   4. 28A. Cancellation of firearms licences.

   5. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   6. 30. Disposal of deer seized under the Act.

   7. 31. Offences by bodies corporate.

7. Part V

   1. Supplementary

      1. 32. Interpretation of Parts III and IV.

      2. 33. Exemptions for certain acts.

      3. 33A. Authorisation by Commission of certain acts.

      4. 33B. Information to be supplied to owner of certain land.

      5. 34. Application of Act to the Crown.

      6. 34A. Farmed deer.

      7. 35. Orders, regulations, etc.

      8. 35A. Interpretation.

      9. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 37. Short title, extent and commencement.

8. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to the Red Deer Commission

      1. Constitution of the Commission

         1. 1. The Commission shall be a body corporate and shall have...

         2. 2. Every member of the Commission shall hold and vacate office...

         3. 2A. If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the chairman...

         4. 2B. Where a person ceases to be a member of the...

         5. 2C. The Secretary of State may make such provision, if any,...

         6. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         7. 4. The Secretary of State— (a) shall pay to—

         8. 5. The Commission may pay to the members of any panel...

      2. Meetings and Proceedings of the Commission

         1. 6. The quorum of the Commission shall be five or such...

         2. 7. The proceedings of the Commission shall not be invalidated by...

         3. 8. If at any meeting of the Commission the votes are...

         4. 9. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the Commission...

      3. Office, Officers and Servants

         1. 10. The Commission shall have an office at which communications and...

         2. 11. The Secretary of State may provide the services of such...

      4. Instruments executed or issued by the Commission

         1. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         2. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to control schemes

      1. Part I

         1. Procedure for making control schemes

            1. 1. Where the Commission decide to make a control scheme they...

            2. 2. If no objection is duly made under the last foregoing...

            3. 3. If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

            4. 4. The control scheme shall not be confirmed with any modification...

      2. Part II

         1. Procedure for varying or revoking control schemes

            1. 5. On the application of the Commission, the Secretary of State...

            2. 6. Before making any such variation or revocation the Secretary of...

            3. 7. If no objection is duly made under the foregoing paragraph...

            4. 8. If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

            5. 9. A variation of a control scheme shall not be made...

      3. Part III

         1. General Procedural Provisions

            1. 10. Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 3 or 8 of this Schedule,...

            2. 11. The provisions of subsections (2) to (8) of section 210...

      4. Part IV

         1. Provisions as to the validity of control schemes and of variations or revocations of such schemes

            1. 12. On confirming a control scheme or on varying or revoking...

            2. 13. If any person aggrieved by a control scheme or by...

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....