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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules) Order (S.I. No. 288 of 1988).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Great Britain
Document type
Regulation
Date
1988
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protection of species
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedules 5 and 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which list animals and plants protected under that Act. Article 2 adds a number of animals generally to Schedule 5, confers limited protection on one animal, extends the protection already afforded to three animals, and removes two animals from protection. Article 3 adds thirty-one plants to Schedule 8.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Chapter 69).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1981 (2020)

Keyword: Framework law, Management/conservation, Protected area, National parks, Birds, Hunting/capture, Endangered species, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX