The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011
S.S.I. 2011/417 · Made 23 November 2011 · Extends to Scotland
Animals
Deer
Made 23rd November 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th November 2011
Coming into force 1st January 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and 47(2) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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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
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Close Seasons for certain species of deer
- 3Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule close seasons
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
This Order may be cited as the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st January 2012.
2Close Seasons for certain species of deerI1
The periods fixed in each year during which no person shall take or wilfully kill or injure a deer of the species in column 1 and the sex in column 2 of the Schedule are as specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
A period fixed under paragraph (1) includes the whole of a day specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
3RevocationI1
The Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 1984f1 is revoked.
Signature
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd November 2011
close seasonsI1
| F1Species | Sex | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Fallow deer (Dama dama) | Female | 16 February to 20 October |
| Red deer (Cervus elaphus) | Female | 16 February to 20 October |
| Red/sika deer hybrid | Female | 16 February to 20 October |
| Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) | Female | 1 April to 20 October |
| Sika deer (Cervus nippon) | Female | 16 February to 20 October |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The effect of this Order is to fix the periods during which it as an offence under section 5 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) to take or wilfully kill or injure a deer of the species and sex specified in the Schedule. It revokes and replaces the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 1984.
The 1996 Act provides that it is not an offence during those periods to take, kill or injure a deer where an authorisation is granted under section 5, where section 14 (limitation of criminal liability) is applicable or where it is for a purpose specified in section 25 (action taken in order to prevent suffering).
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced in relation to this Order as it has no direct impact on businesses, charities or the voluntary sector.