Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1 U.K. General

Valid from 01/10/2006

Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) U.K.

68 (1) Amend section 21 (destruction of wild life on infection other than rabies) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (3), for “Nature Conservancy Council” substitute “ appropriate conservation body ”.

(3) In subsection (9), in the definition of “Nature Conservancy Council”, for “ “Nature Conservancy Council” means English Nature,” substitute “ “appropriate conservation body” means Natural England, ”.

69 U.K. In section 22 (powers of entry for section 21), in subsection (7)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “a Nature Conservancy Council under section 132 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or by Scottish Natural Heritage under section 4(7) of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991” substitute “ the appropriate conservation body ”, and

(b) for “the Council” (in both places) substitute “ the body ”.