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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

S.S.I. 2019/84 · Made 7 March 2019

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Exiting The European Union

Wildlife

Made 7th March 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2018 c.16.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

2Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

In section 27(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f1, in the definition of “wild bird”, after “visitor to” insert “the United Kingdom or”.

Signature

ROSEANNA CUNNINGHAM

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th March 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Regulation 2 amends the definition of “wild bird” in section 27(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to address a deficiency arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.