# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, Note: 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/84/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-eu-exit-scotland-amendment-regulations-2019/note
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