{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-wales-order-2026/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-wales-order-2026/note.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2026/18",
  "legislation_title": "The Beavers (Wales) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-wales-order-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) and Schedule 2 to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”).\nArticle 2 inserts the Eurasian Beaver into Part 1A (native animals) of Schedule 9 to the 1981 Act and omits the Eurasian Beaver from Part 1B (animals no longer normally present) of that Schedule.\nArticle 3 inserts the Eurasian Beaver into Schedule 2 to the 2017 Regulations, which lists European Protected Species of animals.\nArticle 4 revokes the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (Wales) Order 2015, which inserted the Eurasian Beaver into Part 1B of Schedule 9 to the 1981 Act.\nThe Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/18/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:55:55.940208+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}