SCHEDULE 6Protection of wildlife

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1

Section 27 (interpretation of Part I) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

in the definition of “poultry”, for “domestic” substitute “ the domestic forms of the following, that is to say ”,

b

in the definition of “wild bird”—

i

for “kind” substitute “ species ”,

ii

for “Great Britain” substitute “ any member State or the European territory of any member State ”,

c

in the definition of “wild plant”, after “plant” insert “ (including fungi) ”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

An animal shall not be treated as bred in captivity for the purposes of this Part unless its parents were lawfully held in captivity—

a

where the animal is of a viviparous species, when it was born,

b

where the animal is of an oviparous species, when the egg was laid.

4

After subsection (3) insert—

3ZA

Any reference in this Part to a plant which is growing—

a

includes a reference to a bulb, corm or rhizome;

b

does not include a reference to a seed or spore.