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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/279/article/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011</dc:title><dc:subject>Rabbits</dc:subject><dc:subject>Wildlife</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Nature conservation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Dangerous animal licences</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">WILDLIFE</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-09-03</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-06-29</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order brings certain provisions of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) (“the Act”) into force on 29th June 2011 and brings section 34 of the Act into force on 1st August 2011.</dc:description>
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<P2para><Text>This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement <Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation><Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>1) Order 2011 and comes into force on 29th June 2011.</Text>
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<Text>In this Order—</Text>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/69" id="c00006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1981" Number="0069">1981 c.69</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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