EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order regulates the keeping of animals of the genus Muntiacus (Muntjac deer), which are as shown in the table:
Common name | Scientific name
Indian (or common) muntjac | Muntiacus muntjak
Reeve’s (or Chinese) muntjac | Muntiacus reevesi
Hairy-fronted (or Black) muntjac | Muntiacus crinifrons
Fea’s muntjac | Muntiacus feae
Bornean yellow muntjac | Muntiacus atherodes
Roosevelt’s muntjac | Muntiacus rooseveltorum
Gongshan muntjac | Muntiacus gongshanensis
Giant muntjac | Muntiacus vuquangensis
Truong Son muntjac | Muntiacus truongsonensis
Leaf muntjac | Muntiacus putaoensis
Sumatran muntjac | Muntiacus montanus
Pu Hoat muntjac | Muntiacus puhoatensis
Article 3 prohibits the keeping of Muntjac except under a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 (“1932 Act”).
Article 4 of the Order modifies the effect of the 1932 Act so that it is not an offence to turn loose any Muntjac, or wilfully allow any Muntjac to escape.
It is an offence under section 6 of the 1932 Act to keep a Muntjac without a licence, or to act in contravention of any term of the licence, or to obstruct any officer or persons authorised by the Scottish Ministers in execution of a duty under that Act.
A business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this Order. A copy of the assessment has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Further copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Directorate, Natural Resources Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.