{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-birds-special-protection-in-severe-weather-scotland-order-2010/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-birds-special-protection-in-severe-weather-scotland-order-2010/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2010/4",
  "legislation_title": "The Wild Birds (Special Protection in Severe Weather) (Scotland) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-birds-special-protection-in-severe-weather-scotland-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife\nMade 3rd January 2010\nComing into force 5th January 2010\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(6) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIt appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient that those birds which are included in Part I of Schedule 2 to that Act and specified in the Schedule to this Order should be protected during a period outside the close season for those birds.\nIn accordance with section 2(7) of that Act, they have consulted with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, which appears to them to be a representative of persons interested in the shooting of the birds to be protected by this Order.\nIn accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, they have consulted with Scottish Natural Heritage, being the advisory body they consider is best able to advise them as to whether this Order should be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c.69. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 2(6) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/4/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:58:03.783788+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."
}