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- s. 53(3)(c)(ia) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 2(b)
- s. 53B(4A)(4B) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 4
- s. 53ZA inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 3
- s. 54B 54C inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 5
- Sch. 13A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 6
- Sch. 14A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 7
[F1Part IE+W+S [F2NON-NATIVE] Animals which are established in the wild
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 repealed (S.) (2.7.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 17(8), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 2(1)(c)
F2Words in Sch. 9 Pt. I heading inserted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(2), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Bass, Large-mouthed Black | Micropterus salmoides |
| Bass, Rock | Ambloplites rupestris |
| Bitterling | Rhodeus sericeus |
| [F3[F4Boar, Wild]] | [F3[F4Sus scrofa]] |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| [F4Capercaillie] | [F4Tetrao urogallus] |
| [F3[F4Chough]] | [F3[F4Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax]] |
| [F3[F4Corncrake]] | [F3[F4Crex crex]] |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| [F6[F3Crab, Chinese Mitten]] | [F6[F3Eriocheir sinensis]] |
| [F7Crayfish, Noble] | [F7Astacus astacus] |
| [F3[F4Crane, Common]] | [F3[F4Grus grus]] |
| [F6[F3Crayfish, Red Swamp]] | [F6[F3Procambarus clarkii]] |
| [F6[F7Crayfish, Signal]] | [F6[F7Pacifastacus leniusculus]] |
| [F6[F3Crayfish, Spiny-cheek]] | [F6[F3Orconectes limosus]] |
| [F7Crayfish, Turkish] | [F7Astacus leptodactylus] |
| [F3Deer, Chinese Water] | [F3Hydropotes inermis] |
| [F6[F8Deer, Muntjac]] | [F6[F8Muntiacus reevesi]] |
| [F7Deer, Sika] | [F7Cervus nippon] |
| [F9 Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika Deer] | [F9 Any hybrid of Cervus nippon] |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| Dormouse, Fat | Glis glis |
| Duck, Carolina Wood | Aix sponsa |
| Duck, Mandarin | Aix galericulata |
| [F6Duck, Ruddy] | [F6Oxyura jamaicensis] |
| [F4Eagle, White-tailed] | [F4Haliaetus albicilla] |
| [F3Flatworm] | [F3Kontikia andersoni] |
| [F3Flatworm] | [F3Kontikia ventrolineata] |
| [F3Flatworm, Australian] | [F3Australoplana sanguinea] |
| [F10[F7Flatworm, New Zealand]] | [F10[F7Artiposthia triangulata]] |
| Frog, Edible | Rana esculenta |
| Frog, European Tree (otherwise known as Common tree frog) | Hyla arborea |
| Frog, Marsh | Rana ridibunda |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| [F3Goose, Bar-headed] | [F3Anser indicus] |
| [F3Goose, Barnacle] | [F3Branta leucopsis] |
| Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis |
| [F6Goose, Egyptian] | [F6Alopochen aegyptiacus] |
| [F3Goose, Emperor] | [F3Anser canagicus] |
| [F3Goose, Snow] | [F3Anser caerulescens] |
| [F3[F4Goshawk]] | [F3[F4Accipiter gentilis]] |
| Heron, Night | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| [F3[F4Kite, Red]] | [F3[F4Milvus milvus]] |
| [F3Limpet, Slipper] | [F3Crepidula fornicata] |
| Lizard, Common Wall | Podarcis muralis |
| Marmot, Prairie (otherwise known as Prairie dog) | Cynomys |
| Mink, American | Mustela vison |
| Newt, Alpine | Triturus alpestris |
| [F7Newt, Italian Crested] | [F7Triturus carnifex] |
| [F11[F4Owl, Barn]] | [F11[F4Tyto alba]] |
| [F3Owl, Eagle] | [F3Bubo bubo] |
| [F3Oyster Drill, American] | [F3Urosalpinx cinerea] |
| [F3Parakeet, Monk] | [F3Myiopsitta monachus] |
| Parakeet, Ring-necked | Psittacula krameri |
| Partridge, Chukar | Alectoris chukar |
| Partridge, Rock | Alectoris graeca |
| Pheasant, Golden | Chrysolophus pictus |
| Pheasant, Lady Amherst’s | Chrysolophus amherstiae |
| Pheasant, Reeves’ | Syrmaticus reevesii |
| Pheasant, Silver | Lophura nycthemera |
| [F3Pochard, Red-crested] | [F3Netta rufina] |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| [F10Pumpkinseed (otherwise known as Sun-fish or Pond-perch)] | [F10Lepomis gibbosus] |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| Rat, Black | Rattus rattus |
| [F3Shelduck, Ruddy] | [F3Tadorna ferruginea] |
| [F7Snake, Aesculapian] | [F7Elaphe longissima] |
| [F6Squirrel, Grey] | [F6Sciurus carolinensis] |
| [F3Swan, Black] | [F3Cygnus atratus.] |
| Terrapin, European Pond | Emys orbicularis |
| Toad, African Clawed | Xenopus laevis |
| Toad, Midwife | Alytes obstetricans |
| Toad, Yellow-bellied | Bombina variegata |
| Wallaby, Red-necked | Macropus rufogriseus |
| Wels (otherwise known as European catfish) | Silurus glanis |
| Zander | Stizostedion lucioperca] |
| [F12With respect to any area in England which on 31st May 2021— (a) is a European site within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, or (b) is within 500 metres of the boundary of a site described in paragraph (a)—] | |
(i) Alectoris rufa] (ii) Phasianus colchicus] |
Textual Amendments
F3 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 added (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(2)
F4Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I omitted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by virtue of Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
F5 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 removed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(3)
F6Words in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 omitted (E.W.) (1.12.2019) by virtue of The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/527), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(a) (with art. 1(2)(4)) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1213, regs. 1, 2(2))
F7 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 2.
F8 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (5.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/226, art. 2
F9 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (28.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1002, art. 2
F10Words in Sch. 9 Pt. I omitted (E.) (4.5.2021) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/236), arts. 1(b), 2(2)
F11 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (25.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2674, art. 2.
F12Words in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 inserted (31.5.2021) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/548), arts. 1(1), 2(2) (with art. 4)
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