{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/invasive-alien-species-enforcement-and-permitting-order-northern-ireland-2019/article-32",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2019/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/invasive-alien-species-enforcement-and-permitting-order-northern-ireland-2019",
  "path": "article/32",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985",
  "text": "(1) The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 15 (introduction of new species etc.), after paragraph (9) add—\n“(10) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to species included on the list of invasive alien species of European Union concern adopted by the European Commission in accordance with Articles 4(1) and 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread in invasive alien species as amended from time to time.”.\n(3) In Schedule 9 (animals and plants to which Article 15 applies)—\n(a) in Part 1 (animals which are established in the wild), omit the following entries—\nCommon name\nScientific name\nCrayfish, Signal\nPacifastacus leniusculus\nCrayfish, Spiny-cheek\nOrconectes limosus\nCrayfish, Marbled\nProcambarus sp.\nDeer, Muntjac\nMuntiacus reevesi\nDuck, Ruddy\nOxyura jamaicensis\nSquirrel, Grey\nSciurus carolinensis;\n(b) in Part 2 (plants), omit the following entries —\nCommon name\nScientific name\nBalsam, Himalayan\nImpatiens glandulifera\nCabbage, Skunk\nLysichiton americanum\nFanwort\nCabomba caroliniana\nHogweed, Giant\nHeracleum mantegazzianum\nMile-A-Minute Weed\nPolygonum perfoliatum\nParrot’s Feather\nMyriophyllum aquaticum\nPennywort, Floating\nHydrocotyle ranunculoides\nRhubarb, Giant\nGunnera tinctoria\nSalvinia, Giant\nSalvinia molesta\nWater Primrose\nLudwigia\nWaterweed, Curly\nLagarosiphon major;\n(c) in Part 2 (plants), for the entry in respect of “Waterweeds (all species) Elodea (all species)” substitute—\n“\nWaterweeds (except Nuttall’s Waterweed)\nAll species of the genus Elodea, except Elodea nuttallii\n”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 32 in operation at 1.12.2019, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 No.171 (N.I.2), as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (N.I) 2011 (c. 15)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/159/article/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:46:01.796600+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."
}