This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2012/173 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
2012 No. 205 
Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 14(2B) and (2D)(a) and (e) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 26(4A)2 of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.

(2)

In this Order, “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Order 20122.

(1)

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Order 20123 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

At the end of article 2(1), insert “(type of animal to which subsection (1)(a)(i) does not apply)”.

(3)

In article 2(2), for “Latin” substitute “Scientific”.

(4)

For Part 2 of the Schedule, substitute Part 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2(4)

“PART 2Types of plants specified for the purposes of section 14(2B)(b) of the 1981 Act (types of plants to which section 14(2) does not apply)

Common name

Scientific name

Extent

Column (1)

Column (2)

Column (3)

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

All Scotland

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

All Scotland

Atlas cedar

Cedrus atlantica

All Scotland

Austrian pine

Pinus nigra subsp. nigra

All Scotland

Bay willow

Salix pentandra

All Scotland

Beech

Fagus sylvatica

All Scotland

Birch, specific hybrid

Betula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata

All Scotland

Bird cherry

Prunus padus

All Scotland

Bishop pine

Pinus muricata

All Scotland

Black currant

Ribes nigrum

All Scotland

Black poplar

Populus nigra all subsp.

All Scotland

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

All Scotland

Bugloss

Anchusa arvensis

All Scotland

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Cedrus libani

All Scotland

Charlock

Sinapis arvensis

All Scotland

Coastal redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

All Scotland

Common fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

All Scotland

Common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

All Scotland

Corn marigold

Glebionis segetum

All Scotland

Corn spurrey

Spergula arvensis

All Scotland

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

Mainland, Orkney and Shetland

Corsican pine

Pinus nigra subsp. laricio

All Scotland

Crab apple

Malus sylvestris

All Scotland

Crack willow

Salix fragilis

All Scotland

Cut-leaved crane’s-bill

Geranium dissectum

All Scotland

Dark leaved willow

Salix myrsinifolia

All Scotland

Deodar

Cedrus deodara

All Scotland

Dog rose

Rosa canina

All Scotland

Douglas fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

All Scotland

Dwarf birch

Betula nana

All Scotland

Eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

All Scotland

Elder

Sambucus nigra

All Scotland

European larch

Larix decidua

All Scotland

European silver fir

Abies alba

All Scotland

Field forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis

All Scotland

Field maple

Acer campestre

Mainland only

Field pansy

Viola arvensis

All Scotland

Field woundwort

Stachys arvensis

Mainland, Orkney and Hebrides

Gean

Prunus avium

All Scotland

Glaucous dog rose

Rosa caesia subsp. vosagiaca

All Scotland

Goat willow

Salix caprea

All Scotland

Gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

All Scotland

Grand fir

Abies grandis

All Scotland

Grey alder

Alnus incana

All Scotland

Grey poplar

Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens

All Scotland

Guelder rose

Viburnum opulus

All Scotland

Hairy dog rose

Rosa caesia subsp. caesia

All Scotland

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

All Scotland

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

All Scotland

Holly

Ilex aquifolium

All Scotland

Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

Mainland only

Horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

All Scotland

Hybrid aspen

Populus tremula x tremuloides

All Scotland

Hybrid black poplar

Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensis

All Scotland

Hybrid larch

Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii

All Scotland

Japanese larch

Larix kaempferi

All Scotland

Japanese red cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

All Scotland

Large-flowered hemp-nettle

Galeopsis speciosa

All Scotland

Large-leaved lime

Tilia platyphyllos

All Scotland

Lawson’s cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

All Scotland

Leyland cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis = X Cuprocyparis leylandii

All Scotland

Lime

Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea

All Scotland

Lodgepole pine

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

All Scotland

Long-headed poppy

Papaver dubium

All Scotland

Macedonian pine

Pinus peuce

All Scotland

Mountain pine

Pinus mugo

All Scotland

Noble fir

Abies procera

All Scotland

Nootka cypress

Xanthocyparis nootkatensis

All Scotland

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

All Scotland

Norway spruce

Picea abies

All Scotland

Oak, specific hybrid

Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea

All Scotland

Osier willow

Salix viminalis

All Scotland

Pacific silver fir

Abies amabilis

All Scotland

Pedunculate oak

Quercus robur

All Scotland

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

All Scotland

Purple willow

Salix purpurea

All Scotland

Rauli beech

Nothofagus alpina

All Scotland

Red alder

Alnus rubra

All Scotland

Red oak

Quercus rubra

All Scotland

Roble beech

Nothofagus obliqua

All Scotland

Scentless mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

All Scotland

Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris

All Scotland

Serbian spruce

Picea omorika

All Scotland

Sessile oak

Quercus petraea

All Scotland

Sherard’s downy rose

Rosa sherardii

All Scotland

Silver birch

Betula pendula

All Scotland

Sitka spruce

Picea sitchensis

All Scotland

Small-leaved lime

Tilia cordata

All Scotland

Soft downy rose

Rosa mollis

All Scotland

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

All Scotland

Sun spurge

Euphorbia helioscopia

All Scotland

Sweet briar

Rosa rubiginosa

All Scotland

Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa

All Scotland

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

All Scotland

Tea-leaved willow

Salix phylicifolia

All Scotland

Walnut

Species of the genus Juglans

All Scotland

Weld

Reseda luteola

Mainland only

Wellingtonia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

All Scotland

Western hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

All Scotland

Western red cedar

Thuja plicata

All Scotland

White campion

Silene latifolia

All Scotland

White poplar

Populus alba

All Scotland

White willow

Salix alba

All Scotland

Whitebeam

Sorbus aria agg.

Mainland only

Wych elm

Ulmus glabra

All Scotland

Yew

Taxus baccata

All Scotland

NOTE: The common name or names given in column (1) of the table are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Order 2012 (“the 2012 Order”) which specifies the types of animal and the types of plant to which the offence provisions in section 14(1)(a)(i) and 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) (as substituted by section 14(2)(a) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011) do not apply.

Article 2(2) of this Order amends article 2(1) of the 2012 Order so as to make clear that the type of animal listed in Part 1 of the Schedule is specified for the purposes of section 14(2B)(a) of the 1981 Act insofar as that section disapplies subsection (1)(a)(i) of section 14 of the 1981 Act to those types of animal.

Article 2(3) of this Order amends article 2(2) of the 2012 Order so as to refer to “Scientific name” instead of “Latin name”.

Article 2(4) of, and the Schedule to, this Order substitutes a new Part 2 into the Schedule to the 2012 Order. In the newly substituted Part 2, a number of the entries in the table have been amended so as to correctly refer to the current nomenclature for these species. The heading in column (2) of the table has also been amended to refer to “Scientific name” instead of “Latin name”.