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Section 19 Use of vehicles to drive deer.

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Subject to section 41(2) of this Act and to subsection (2) below, any person who uses a vehicle to drive deer on any land with the intention of taking, killing or injuring them shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Subject to section 37 of this Act, F1SNH may authorise the owner of any land which deer are on, or any person nominated in writing by him, to use any vehicle to drive deer in order to take or kill them for the purposes of deer management.

(3)

In subsection (2) above—

  • “deer management” does not include driving deer in the course of any sporting activity; and

  • “vehicle” does not include any aircraft or hovercraft.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Act substituted (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), Sch.

Notes on Other offences and attempts to commit offences

Textual amendments

F1

S. 18 cross-heading inserted (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 30(5), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)