1 Citation, commencement and extent
This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011;
(b) comes into force on 1st October 2011; and
(c) extends to England and Wales only.
By virtue of section 27(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Part I of that Act extends to the territorial waters of Great Britain, and for the purposes of that Part England and Wales are to be taken to include the adjacent territorial waters.

2 Variation of Schedule 5
1 Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (animals which are protected) is amended as follows.
As previously varied in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 1988/288, 1989/906, 1991/367, 1992/2350, 1998/878, 2007/1843, 2008/431, 2008/1927, 2008/2172.
2 Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the animals listed in Schedule 1.
3 Omit the animals listed in Schedule 2.
4 In the entry relating to “Lagoon Worm, Tentacled”, in the first column, after “Tentacled” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.
5 In the entry relating to “Shad, Twaite”, in the first column, for “section 9(4)(a)” substitute “section 9(1) and (4)(a)”.
6 In the entry relating to “Shark, Angel”, in the first column, for the words from “(in respect of” to “waters, only)” substitute “(in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only)”.
7 In the entry relating to “Shrimp, Lagoon Sand”, in the first column, after “Sand” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.
8 Omit Note 2.

3 Variation of Schedule 8
1 Schedule 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (plants which are protected) is amended as follows.
As previously varied in relation to England and Wales by S.I. 1988/288, 1992/2350, 1998/878, 2007/1843.
2 Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the plants listed in Schedule 3.
3 Omit the plants listed in Schedule 4.
Richard Benyon Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 11th August 2011
John Griffiths Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, one of the Welsh Ministers 9th August 2011