Variation of Schedule 92.

(1)

Schedule 9 (animals and plants to which section 14 applies)2 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is varied as follows.

(2)

In Part 1 (non-native animals which are established in the wild), after the entry for “Zander” insert—

“With respect to any area in England which on 31st May 2021—

  1. (a)
    is a European site within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 201734, or
  2. (b)

    is within 500 metres of the boundary of a site described in paragraph (a)—

  1. (i)

    Partridge, Red-legged

  2. (ii)

    Pheasant, Common

  1. (i)

    Alectoris rufa

  2. (ii)

    Phasianus colchicus”.