{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-deer-england-and-wales-order-2007/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-deer-england-and-wales-order-2007/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2183",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-deer-england-and-wales-order-2007",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Close seasons",
  "text": "(1) For the tables in Schedule 1 to the 1991 Act (close seasons), substitute—\n“\nCHINESE WATER DEER (Hydropotes inermis)\nBuck\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nDoe\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nFALLOW DEER (Dama dama)\nBuck\n1st May to 31st July inclusive\nDoe\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nRED DEER (Cervus elaphus)\nStags\n1st May to 31st July inclusive\nHinds\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nRED /SIKA DEER HYBRIDS\nStags\n1st May to 31st July inclusive\nHinds\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nROE DEER (Capreolus capreolus)\nBuck\n1st November to 31st March inclusive\nDoe\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\nSIKA DEER (Cervus nippon)\nStags\n1st May to 31st July inclusive\nHinds\n1st April to 31st October inclusive\n”.\n(2) In section 2 of the 1991 Act, omit subsections (4) and (5).\n(3) In section 15 of the 1991 Act, for subsection (2), substitute—\n“(2) A statutory instrument containing an order made under section 4(3) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”.\n(4) In section 16 of the 1991 Act, after the definition of “deer” insert “ “species” includes any hybrid of different species of deer”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As amended by S.I. 2007/2007, the Schedule, paragraph 4(c)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2183/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:47:00.498001+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."
}