# Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Paragraph 1


(1) Amend section 5 (provisions as to musk rats found at large) as follows.
(2) In subsection (3) for “any persons employed by, or on behalf of, the department for that purpose” substitute “ any authorised persons ”.
(3) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) “Authorised person” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, a person authorised in writing by the appropriate department to exercise powers under subsection (3);
(b) in relation to Scotland, a person employed by or on behalf of the appropriate department for the purposes of subsection (3).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/schedule/11/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/schedule-11/paragraph-1
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