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

Part 3 E+W Wildlife etc.

Protection of birds E+W

47 Protection for nests of certain birds which re-use their nests E+W

(1) Amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) as follows.

(2) In section 1 (protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) takes, damages or destroys the nest of a wild bird included in Schedule ZA1;”.

(3) At the beginning of the Schedules insert—

“SCHEDULE ZA1 E+W Birds which re-use their nests

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.”
Common name	Scientific name
Eagle, Golden	Aquila chrysaetos
Eagle, White-tailed	Haliaetus albicilla
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

(4) In—

(a) section 4 (exceptions to sections 1 and 3), in subsection (1)(c), and

(b) section 7 (registration etc. of certain captive birds), in subsection (3A)(a)(i) and (c)(i),

after “Schedule” insert “ ZA1 or ”.

(5) In section 22 (power to vary Schedules), in subsection (1), for “Schedules 1 to 4” substitute “ Schedules ZA1 to 4 ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 47 in force at 31.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2