Paragraph 5

England and Wales

In section 9 of that Act (protection of certain wild animals)—

F1(a)

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(b)

after that subsection there is inserted—

“(4A)
Subject to the provisions of this Part, if any person intentionally or recklessly disturbs any wild animal included in Schedule 5 as—
(a)
a dolphin or whale (cetacea), or
(b)
a basking shark (cetorhinus maximus),
he shall be guilty of an offence.”

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 12 para. 5(a) omitted (21.8.2007) by virtue of The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 8