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					<dc:description>The effect of this Order is to fix the periods during which it as an offence under section 5 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) to take or wilfully kill or injure a deer of the species and sex specified in the Schedule. It revokes and replaces the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 1984.</dc:description>
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<Text>The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 1984<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/> is revoked.</Text>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1984/76" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1984" Number="0076">S.I. 1984/76</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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