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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/433/article/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011</dc:title><dc:subject>Rabbits</dc:subject><dc:subject>Biodiversity</dc:subject><dc:subject>Wildlife</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">WILDLIFE</dc:subject><dc:modified>2026-08-07</dc:modified><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dct:valid>2011-12-20</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order commences provisions of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).</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> 2) Order 2011 and comes into force on 20th<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>December 2011.</Text>
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<Text>In this Order—</Text>
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<Text>“the <Abbreviation Expansion="Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 c. 69">1981 Act</Abbreviation>” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/>; and</Text>
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<Text>“the <Abbreviation Expansion="Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 asp 6">2011 Act</Abbreviation>” means the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.</Text>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/69" id="c00021" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1981" Number="0069">1981 c.69</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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