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					<dc:description>This 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.</dc:description>
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<Reference>Article 5</Reference>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Musk Rats (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1933</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1933/106" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1933" Number="0106">S.I. 1933/106</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Grey Squirrels (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1937</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1937/478" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1937" Number="0478">S.I. 1937/478</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Non-Indigenous Rabbits (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1954</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1954/927" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1954" Number="0927">S.I. 1954/927</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) Regulations 1975</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1975/2223" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1975" Number="2223">S.I. 1975/2223</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1977</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1977/2122" id="c00005" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1977" Number="2122">S.I. 1977/2122</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1979</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1979/1669" id="c00006" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1979" Number="1669">S.I. 1979/1669</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1982</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1982/1883" id="c00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1982" Number="1883">S.I. 1982/1883</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/2195" id="c00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1987" Number="2195">S.I. 1987/2195</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1987</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/2225" id="c00009" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1987" Number="2225">S.I. 1987/2225</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2751" id="c00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2751">S.I. 1997/2751</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1997</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2750" id="c00011" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2750">S.I. 1997/2750</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2000</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2000/400" id="c00012" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="0400">S.S.I.<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>2000/400</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2003</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/528" id="c00013" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="0528">S.S.I. 2003/528</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Scotland) Order 2003</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2003/560" id="c00014" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="0560">S.S.I. 2003/560</Citation></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/63" id="c00015" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0063">S.S.I. 2011/63</Citation></td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-bottom-style="solid" fo:border-bottom-width="0.5pt" fo:border-bottom-color="black">The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-bottom-style="solid" fo:border-bottom-width="0.5pt" fo:border-bottom-color="black"><Citation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/172" id="c00016" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0172">S.S.I. 2011/172</Citation></td></tr></tbody>
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