# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing or marking of birds that are kept in captivity and are listed in Schedule 4 to the Act.
Article 2 of this Order removes the birds listed in that article from Schedule 4 to the Act. It also removes the reference to hybrids so that Schedule 4 no longer includes hybrids of the species of birds in the list.
From the coming into force of this Order, the birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act are—
Common name
Scientific name
Buzzard, Honey
Pernis apivorus
Eagle, Golden
Aquila chrysaetos
Eagle, White-tailed
Haliaeetus albicilla
Falcon, Peregrine
Falco peregrinus
Goshawk
Accipter gentilis
Harrier, Marsh
Circus aeruginosus
Harrier, Montagu’s
Circus pygargus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Article 3 contains a consequential revocation of article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994.
A full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and a copy of it placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Further copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Rural Directorate, Landscapes and Habitats Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/418/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-scotland-order-2009/note
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