Scottish Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 281 (C. 29)
Wildlife
The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012
Made 22nd October 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th October 2012
Coming into force 22nd November 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43(1) and (2)(a) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.
2011 asp 6.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 and comes into force on 22nd November 2012.

Amendment of Commencement No. 2 Order
2. (1) Article 2 (appointed days) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011 is amended as follows.
S.S.I. 2011/433 as amended by S.S.I. 2011/437.
(2) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) 22nd November 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
(a) section 13(3) of the 2011 Act so far as it inserts section 11A(4) and (9) into the 1981 Act; and
(b) section 13(5) of the 2011 Act.”.

(3) In paragraph (4), for “1st January 2013” substitute “1st April 2013”.
PAUL WHEELHOUSE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd October 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011 (“the Order”) with regard to the commencement of section 13 (snares) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
It inserts a new article 2(3A) into the Order with the effect that section 13(3) (insofar as it inserts section 11A(4) and (9) into the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) and section 13(5) of the 2011 Act come into force on 22nd November 2012.
It also amends article 2(4) of the Order so that the provisions of section 13 of the 2011 Act not already in force will come into force on 1st April 2013.