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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Protection of Birds Acts 1954 to 1967 and the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975; to prohibit certain methods of killing or taking wild animals; to amend the law relating to protection of certain mammals; to restrict the introduction of certain animals and plants; to amend the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976; to amend the law relating to nature conservation, the countryside and National Parks and to make provision with respect to the Countryside Commission; to amend the law relating to public rights of way; and for connected purposes.

1982-03-01

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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 11(2A)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 1(6)(b)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 11(1)(ab)-(ad)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(2)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 11(2)(aa)

(ab)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(2)(c)(ii)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 11(3CA)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(2)(e)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16(1A)(c)

(d)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(4)(a)(ii)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(2)(f) and word

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(7)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(3)(f) and word

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 6(7)(b)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 12A-12G and cross-heading

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(2)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(1A)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(4)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(ab)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(4)(b)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(5B)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(4)(c)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 21(ga)

(gb)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(6)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(2)(c)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(7)(a)(ii)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(3)(c)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 7(7)(b)(ii)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 2(1A)-(1D)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(2)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 2(3A)(a)(ii)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(2)(b)(i)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 2(3C)(c) and word

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(2)(b)(ii)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(2)(d)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(3)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(3)(d)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(3)(b)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Sch. 2

Pt. 1B

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 9(5)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16AA-16AF

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(2)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(1B)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(3)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(5)(aa)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(3)(c)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 16A(5A)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(3)(d)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(2)(d)

(e)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(5)(a)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 26(3)(d)

(e)

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 10(5)(b)

s. 30

s. 35(2)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 53(3)(c)

(ia)

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 2(b)

s. 115(7)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 53B(4A)

(4B)

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 4

s. 115(7)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 53ZA

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 3

s. 115(7)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

s. 54B

54C

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 5

s. 115(7)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Sch. 13A

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 6

s. 115(7)

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Sch. 14A

Deregulation Act 2015

Sch. 7

para. 7

s. 115(7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7F1 Protection of Certain MammalsF1Amendment of Acts In Relation To Night Shooting of Hares and Rabbits

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

Sch. 7 heading substituted (S.) (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 11(4)(a), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(b)

The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948

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1

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 50(1)(a) of the M1 Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948, it shall not be unlawful for the owner of the shooting rights on any land or any person holding those rights from him, or subject to sub-paragraph (2) below the occupier of any land, to use a firearm for the purpose of killing ground game thereon between the expiration of the first hour after sunset and the commencement of the last hour before sunrise.

2

The occupier of any land shall not use a firearm as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above unless (except where he has the exclusive right) he has first obtained the written authority of the other person or one of the other persons entitled to kill and take the ground game on the land.

3

An occupier who is entitled, in terms of this paragraph, to use a firearm for the purpose of killing ground game may, subject to the provisions of section 1 of the Ground Game Act 1880, authorise one other person so to use a firearm.

4

In this paragraph “ ground game ” means hares and rabbits.