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Introductory textF1

England, Wales and Scotland

ANIMALS

DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

Made 26th November 1987

Laid before Parliament 30th November 1987

Coming into force 1st January 1988

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, being satisfied with respect to the non-indigenous animals which are the subject of this Order that by reason of their destructive habits it is desirable to prohibit the keeping of them and to destroy any which may be at large, acting jointly, in exercise of powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932f1 and now vested in themf2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2

Footnotes

f1

1932 c. 12.

f2

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1969/388.