PART 5 Invasive alien species: amendment of domestic legislation consequent on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

6 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
1 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is amended as follows.
1981 c. 69.
2 In section 14(4ZA) , for the words from “the list” to “spread of invasive alien species” substitute “ the list of species in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 adopting a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ”.
Section 14 of the Act was amended by Part 4 of Schedule 16 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), sections 23 and 25 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7) and S.I. 2019/527.
3 In Schedule 9A —
(a) in paragraph 1(2)(a), for “Union list” substitute “ list of species of special concern ”;
(b) for paragraph 2(6) substitute—

“6 The “list of species of special concern” means the list of species in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 adopting a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended from time to time.”

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Schedule 9A was inserted by section 23(3) of the Infrastructure Act 2015 and amended by S.I. 2019/527.
Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)(c)