Art. 4 in force at 2.7.2012, see art. 1(1)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/174/article/4The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012Country parksWildlifeenWILDLIFEStatute Law Database2026-07-30Expert Participation2019-04-01This Order makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.

Notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals4.

Where an occupier of land is, or becomes, aware of the presence of an invasive animal of a type listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1, that person must notify Scottish Natural Heritage without delay.