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6.—(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 14(4ZA)(2), 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”.
(3) In Schedule 9A(3)—
(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.”.
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.
Schedule 9A was inserted by section 23(3) of the Infrastructure Act 2015 and amended by S.I. 2019/527.
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