{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026/section-55.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2026/6",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-scotland-act-2026",
  "path": "section/55",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Muirburn licensing: making muirburn for purpose of approved training course",
  "text": "(1) The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 is modified as follows.\n(2) In section 13 (application for muirburn licence), in subsection (2)—\n(a) in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (vi) insert—\n“(vii) training as part of a training course approved under section 17,”,\n(b) in paragraph (b), after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—\n“(v) training as part of a training course approved under section 17.”.\n(3) In section 14 (grant of muirburn licence), in subsection (2)—\n(a) in paragraph (a), after “(ii)” insert “or (b)(i) to (iii)”,\n(b) in paragraph (b), for “(vi)” substitute “(vii) or (b)(iv) or (v)”.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 55 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 59(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 55 in force at 18.6.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/200, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/6/section/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:11:47.457481+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."
}