{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deer-scotland-act-1996/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deer-scotland-act-1996/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/58",
  "legislation_title": "Deer (Scotland) Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deer-scotland-act-1996",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Power of SNH to facilitate exercise of functions.",
  "text": "(1) SNH shall have power—\n(a) to issue guidance or advice, whether general or particular, to any person or organisation; ...\n(b) to conduct, or to collaborate with any person or organisation which is conducting—\n(i) any research, inquiry or investigation into questions of practical or scientific importance; or\n(ii) any experiment, trial or demonstration; and\n(c) to assist any person or organisation in reaching agreements with third parties,\nrelating to the conservation, control or sustainable management of deer or to any other aspect of SNH's deer functions\n(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is provided that SNH may exercise the powers conferred by subsection (1) above in relation to the general welfare of deer, in so far as that matter is not otherwise included in its functions under this Act.\n(3) A public body or office-holder issued guidance or advice under subsection (1)(a) must have regard to such guidance or advice in exercising any functions to which the guidance relates.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(1) repealed (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 26(3)(a)(i), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 3(1)(c) and word inserted (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 26(3)(a)(ii), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(1) inserted (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 1 para. 10(a); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(2) substituted (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 1 para. 10(b); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 3(3) inserted (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 26(3)(b), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/58/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:29.246415+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}