{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-scotland-order-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-scotland-order-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2009/418",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-scotland-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife\nMade 24th November 2009\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 26th November 2009\nComing into force 21st December 2009\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 22(2A) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage.\nFor the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of that Act they consider that no local authority is affected by this Order. In accordance with that provision, they have given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c.69. Section 22(1) was amended by paragraph 20(a) of schedule 6 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) (“the 2004 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22(1) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 22(2A) was inserted by paragraph 20(b) of schedule 6 to the 2004 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/418/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:58:34.563300+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."
}