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The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023

S.S.I. 2023/184 · Made 19 June 2023

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Animals

Deer

Made 19th June 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st June 2023

Coming into force 21st October 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996f1, and any other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 58, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 and comes into force on 21 October 2023.

2The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011

(1)

The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

For the table in the schedule (close seasons), substitute—

“

SpeciesSexPeriod
Fallow deer (Dama dama)Female16 February to 20 October
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)Female16 February to 20 October
Red/sika deer hybridFemale16 February to 20 October
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)Female1 April to 20 October
Sika deer (Cervus nippon)Female16 February to 20 October

”

Signature

LORNA SLATER

Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th June 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011 by substituting a new table in the schedule which specifies the close seasons for deer.

The effect of this Order is to remove close seasons for male deer. The female close season remains unaltered. It therefore remains an offence under section 5 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 to take, wilfully kill or injure a female deer of the species specified in the table in the schedule during the corresponding close season.