Citation, commencement and extent1

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 only4.

Variation of Schedule 52

1

Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19815 (animals which are protected) is amended as follows.

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.

Variation of Schedule 83

1

Schedule 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19816 (plants which are protected) is amended as follows.

2

Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the plants listed in Schedule 3.

3

Omit the plants listed in Schedule 4.

Richard BenyonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John GriffithsMinister for Environment and Sustainable Development,one of the Welsh Ministers