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Sections 14 and 22.

SCHEDULE 9E+W+S Animals and Plants to which Section 14 Applies

Part IE+W Animals which are established in the wild

Common nameScientific name
Bass, Large-mouthed BlackMicropterus salmoides
Bass, RockAmbloplites rupestris
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus
[F1Boar, Wild][F1Sus scrofa]
F2. . .F2. . .
CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
[F1Chough][F1Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax]
[F1Corncrake][F1Crex crex]
F2. . .F2. . .
[F1Crab, Chinese Mitten][F1Eriocheir sinensis]
[F3Crayfish, Noble] [F3Astacus astacus]
[F1Crane, Common][F1Grus grus]
[F1Crayfish, Red Swamp][F1Procambarus clarkii]
[F3Crayfish, Signal] [F3Pacifastacus leniusculus]
[F1Crayfish, Spiny-cheek][F1Orconectes limosus]
[F3Crayfish, Turkish] [F3Astacus leptodactylus]
[F1Deer, Chinese Water][F1Hydropotes inermis]
[F4Deer, Muntjac][F4Muntiacus reevesi]
[F3Deer, Sika] [F3Cervus nippon]
[F5 Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika Deer][F5 Any hybrid of Cervus nippon]
F2. . .F2. . .
F2. . .F2. . .
Dormouse, FatGlis glis
Duck, Carolina WoodAix sponsa
Duck, MandarinAix galericulata
Duck, RuddyOxyura jamaicensis
Eagle, White-tailedHaliaetus albicilla
[F1Flatworm][F1Kontikia andersoni]
[F1Flatworm][F1Kontikia ventrolineata]
[F1Flatworm, Australian][F1Australoplana sanguinea]
[F3Flatworm, New Zealand] [F3Artiposthia triangulata]
Frog, EdibleRana esculenta
Frog, European Tree (otherwise known as Common tree frog)Hyla arborea
Frog, MarshRana ridibunda
F2. . .F2. . .
[F1Goose, Bar-headed][F1Anser indicus]
[F1Goose, Barnacle][F1Branta leucopsis]
Goose, CanadaBranta canadensis
Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiacus
[F1Goose, Emperor][F1Anser canagicus]
[F1Goose, Snow][F1Anser caerulescens]
[F1Goshawk][F1Accipiter gentilis]
Heron, NightNycticorax nycticorax
[F1Kite, Red][F1Milvus milvus]
[F1Limpet, Slipper][F1Crepidula fornicata]
Lizard, Common WallPodarcis muralis
Marmot, Prairie (otherwise known as Prairie dog)Cynomys
Mink, AmericanMustela vison
Newt, AlpineTriturus alpestris
[F3Newt, Italian Crested] [F3Triturus carnifex]
[F6Owl, Barn] [F6Tyto alba]
[F1Owl, Eagle][F1Bubo bubo]
[F1Oyster Drill, American][F1Urosalpinx cinerea]
[F1Parakeet, Monk][F1Myiopsitta monachus]
Parakeet, Ring-neckedPsittacula krameri
Partridge, ChukarAlectoris chukar
Partridge, RockAlectoris graeca
Pheasant, GoldenChrysolophus pictus
Pheasant, Lady Amherst’sChrysolophus amherstiae
Pheasant, Reeves’Syrmaticus reevesii
Pheasant, SilverLophura nycthemera
[F1Pochard, Red-crested][F1Netta rufina]
F2. . .F2. . .
F2. . .F2. . .
Pumpkinseed (otherwise known as Sun-fish or Pond-perch)Lepomis gibbosus
F2. . .F2. . .
Rat, BlackRattus rattus
[F1Shelduck, Ruddy][F1Tadorna ferruginea]
[F3Snake, Aesculapian] [F3Elaphe longissima]
Squirrel, GreySciurus carolinensis
[F1Swan, Black][F1Cygnus atratus.]
Terrapin, European PondEmys orbicularis
Toad, African ClawedXenopus laevis
Toad, MidwifeAlytes obstetricans
Toad, Yellow-belliedBombina variegata
Wallaby, Red-neckedMacropus rufogriseus
Wels (otherwise known as European catfish)Silurus glanis
ZanderStizostedion lucioperca

Textual Amendments

F3 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 2.

F4 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (5.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/226, art. 2

F5 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (28.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1002, art. 2

F6 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (25.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2674, art. 2.

Part IIE+W+S Plants

Common nameScientific name
[F7False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia]
[F7FanwortCabomba caroliniana]
[F7Fern, WaterAzolla filiculoides]
[F7Fig, HottentotCarpobrotus edulis]
Hogweed, GiantHeracleum mantegazzianum
[F7Hyacinth, waterEichhornia crassipes]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis angustifolia]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis integrifolia]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis laevis]
Kelp, GiantMacrocystis pyrifera
[F8Kelp, Japanese] [F8Laminaria japonica]
Knotweed, JapanesePolygonum cuspidatum
[F7Leek, Few-floweredAllium paradoxum]
[F7Lettuce, waterPistia stratiotes]
[F7Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum]
[F7Pennywort, FloatingHydrocotyle ranunculoides]
[F7Salvinia, GiantSalvinia molesta]
[F8Seafingers, Green] [F8Codium fragile tomentosoides]
[F8Seaweed, Californian Red] [F8Pikea californica]
[F8Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] [F8Asparagopsis armata]
Seaweed, JapaneseSargassum muticum
[F8Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] [F8Porphyra spp except -]
[F8p. amethystea]
[F8p. leucosticta]
[F8p. linearis]
[F8p. miniata]
[F8p. purpurea]
[F8p. umbilicalis]
[F7ShallonGaultheria shallon]
[F7Stonecrop, Australian swampCrassula helmsii]
[F8Wakame] [F8Undaria pinnatifida]
[F7Waterweed, CurlyLagarosiphon major]

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3

Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.

Part IIE+W Plants

Common nameScientific name
[F9Alexanders, Perfoliate][F9Smyrnium perfoliatum]
[F9Algae, Red][F9Grateloupia luxurians]
[F9Archangel, Variegated Yellow][F9Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum]
[F9Azalea, Yellow][F9Rhododendron luteum]
[F9Balsam, Himalayan][F9Impatiens glandulifera]
[F9Cotoneaster][F9Cotoneaster horizontalis]
[F9Cotoneaster, Entire-leaved][F9Cotoneaster integrifolius]
[F9Cotoneaster, Himalayan][F9Cotoneaster simonsii]
[F9Cotoneaster, Hollyberry][F9Cotoneaster bullatus]
[F9Cotoneaster, Small-leaved][F9Cotoneaster microphyllus]
[F9Creeper, False Virginia][F9Parthenocissus inserta]
[F9Creeper, Virginia][F9Parthenocissus quinquefolia]
[F9Dewplant, Purple][F9Disphyma crassifolium]
[F7False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia]
[F9[F7Fanwort]][F9[F7Cabomba caroliniana]]
[F9[F7Fern, Water]][F9[F7Azolla filiculoides]]
[F9[F7Fig, Hottentot]][F9[F7Carpobrotus edulis]]
[F9Garlic, Three-cornered][F9Allium triquetrum]
Hogweed, GiantHeracleum mantegazzianum
[F9[F7Hyacinth, water]][F9[F7Eichhornia crassipes]]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis angustifolia]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis integrifolia]
[F8Kelp, Giant] [F8Macrocystis laevis]
Kelp, GiantMacrocystis pyrifera
[F8Kelp, Japanese] [F8Laminaria japonica]
[F9Knotweed, Giant][F9Fallopia sachalinensis]
[F9Knotweed, Hybrid][F9Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis]
[F9Knotweed, Japanese][F9Fallopia japonica]
F10. . .F10. . .
[F9[F7Leek, Few-flowered]][F9[F7Allium paradoxum]]
[F9[F7Lettuce, water]][F9[F7Pistia stratiotes]]
[F9Montbretia][F9Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora]
[F9[F7Parrot's-feather]][F9[F7Myriophyllum aquaticum]]
[F9[F7Pennywort, Floating]][F9[F7Hydrocotyle ranunculoides]]
[F9Potato, Duck][F9Sagittaria latifolia]
[F9Primrose, Floating Water][F9Ludwigia peploides]
[F9Primrose, Water][F9Ludwigia grandiflora]
[F9Primrose, Water][F9Ludwigia uruguayensis]
[F9Rhododendron][F9Rhododendron ponticum]
[F9Rhododendron][F9Rhododendron ponticum x Rhododendron maximum]
[F9Rhubarb, Giant][F9Gunnera tinctoria]
[F9Rose, Japanese][F9Rosa rugosa]
[F9[F7Salvinia, Giant]][F9[F7Salvinia molesta]]
[F9Seafingers, Green][F9Codium fragile]
F10. . .F10. . .
[F8Seaweed, Californian Red] [F8Pikea californica]
[F8Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] [F8Asparagopsis armata]
Seaweed, JapaneseSargassum muticum
[F8Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] [F8Porphyra spp except -]
[F8p. amethystea]
[F8p. leucosticta]
[F8p. linearis]
[F8p. miniata]
[F8p. purpurea]
[F8p. umbilicalis]
[F7ShallonGaultheria shallon]
[F7Stonecrop, Australian swampCrassula helmsii]
[F9Stonecrop, Australian Swamp (otherwise known as New Zealand Pygmyweed)][F9Crassula helmsii]
[F8Wakame] [F8Undaria pinnatifida]
[F9[F7Waterweed, Curly]][F9[F7Lagarosiphon major]]
[F9Waterweeds][F9All species of the genus Elodea.]

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3

Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.

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