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Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996

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5Prevention of damage to natural heritage

After section 6 of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following section—

6AAApplication of section 6 in relation to natural heritage

Section 6 of this Act shall apply in relation to the natural heritage as it applies to woodland, where the Commission are satisfied that deer are causing serious damage to the natural heritage—

(a)on enclosed land; or

(b)on unenclosed land, but only if the Commission are also satisfied that the damage is being caused by reason of the presence on the land in question of a significantly higher density of deer population than is usual in all the circumstances..

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