Deer (Scotland) Act 1996

1996 c. 58 · Enacted 24 July 1996 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Contents

1. Part I: Scottish Natural Heritage's deer functions
2. 1The Deer Commission for Scotland.
3. 2Advice and annual reports to Secretary of State.
4. 3Power of SNH to facilitate exercise of functions.
5. 4Appointment of panels.
6. Part II: Conservation, control and sustainable management of deer
7. Close seasons
8. 5Close seasons.
9. Code of practice on deer management
10. 5ACode of practice on deer management
11. 5BReview of compliance with code of practice on deer management
12. Deer management plans, control agreements and control schemes
13. 6Control areas.
14. 6ADeer management plans
15. 7Control agreements.
16. 8Control schemes.
17. 9Recovery of expenses incurred in fulfilment of control scheme.
18. Emergency measures
19. 10Emergency measures to prevent damage by deer.
20. 11Application of section 10 in relation to the natural heritage.
21. Control agreements, control schemes and emergency measures: supplementary provisions
22. 12Power of Commission to provide services and equipment and to make certain payments.
23. 13Offences in relation to Part II.
24. 14Limitation of criminal liability.
25. 15Power to enter on land.
26. 16Service of notices.
27. Part III: Offences in relation to deer
28. Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer
29. 17Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer.
30. Register of persons competent to shoot deer
31. 17ARegister of persons competent to shoot deer
32. 17BReview of competence etc. by SNH
33. Other offences and attempts to commit offences
34. 18Taking or killing at night.
35. 19Use of vehicles to drive deer.
36. 20Other offences connected with moving vehicles.
37. 21Firearms and ammunition.
38. 22Offences committed by more than one person.
39. 23Illegal possession of deer.
40. 24Attempts to commit offences.
41. Exemption for certain acts
42. 25Action intended to prevent suffering.
43. 26Right of occupier in respect of deer causing ... damage to crops etc. on certain ground.
44. Part IV: Enforcement, licensing of venison dealing and miscellaneous provisions
45. Enforcement
46. 27Powers of search and seizure.
47. 28Power of arrest. Repealed
48. 29Offences by bodies corporate.
49. 29AOffences by Scottish partnerships etc.
50. 30Power of court on trial for one offence to convict of another.
51. 31Powers of court on conviction for offences.
52. 32Disposal of deer liable to forfeiture.
53. Licensing of dealing in venison
54. 33Licences to deal in venison.
55. 34Records kept by venison dealers.
56. 35Reciprocal arrangements.
57. 36Offences in connection with venison dealing.
58. Further powers of SNH
59. 37Restrictions on granting of certain authorisations.
60. 38Limitation on requirement to obtain game licence. Repealed
61. 39Deer killed under the authority of SNH.
62. 40Power of Commission to require return of number of deer killed.
63. 40APower of SNH to require return of number of deer planned to be killed
64. Miscellaneous and general provisions
65. 41Savings for certain rights.
66. 42Information to be supplied to owner of certain land.
67. 43Application of Act to farmed deer.
68. 44Application of Act to the Crown.
69. 45Interpretation.
70. 46Financial provisions Repealed
71. 47Orders, regulations etc.
72. 48Short title, consequential amendments, repeals, extent and commencement.
73. Schedule 1: Deer Commission for Scotland: supplementary provisions
74. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
75. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
76. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
77. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
78. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
79. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
80. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
81. Meetings and proceedings of SNH
82. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
83. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
84. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
85. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
86. Office and staff of SNH
87. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
88. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
89. Schedule 2: Provisions as to control schemes
90. Part I: Procedure for making control schemes
91. 1Paragraph 1
92. 2Paragraph 2
93. 3Paragraph 3
94. 4Paragraph 4
95. Part II: Procedure for varying or revoking control schemes
96. 5Paragraph 5
97. 6Paragraph 6
98. 7Paragraph 7
99. 8Paragraph 8
100. 9Paragraph 9
101. Part III: General procedural provisions
102. 10Paragraph 10
103. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
104. Part IV: Provisions as to the validity of control schemes and of variations and revocations of such schemes
105. 12Paragraph 12
106. 13Paragraph 13
107. Schedule 3Penalties
108. Schedule 4: Consequential amendments
109. The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c.45)
110. 1Paragraph 1
111. The Deer Act 1991 (c.54)
112. 2Paragraph 2
113. Schedule 5Repeals
114. Schedule 6: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
115. Transitional provision
116. 1Paragraph 1
117. Transitory provisions
118. 2Paragraph 2
119. 3Paragraph 3
120. Savings
121. 4Paragraph 4
122. TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
123. 1Notes:
124. 2Paragraph 2
125. Acts of Parliament