# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009 W.S.I. 2009/780 · made 24 March 2009 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. Made under: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Section 22) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-wales-order-2009/pdf/wsi_20090780_mi.pdf ## Introductory text WILDLIFE, WALES Made 24 March 2009 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 26 March 2009 Coming into force 23 April 2009 For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 the Welsh Ministers consider that no local authority is affected by this Order. The Welsh Ministers have — (a) in accordance with that provision, given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order; (b) in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body which the Welsh Ministers consider is best able to advise as to whether this Order should be made. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Welsh Ministers make the following Order: ## 1 Title, commencement and application The title of this Order is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009, it comes into force on the 23 April 2009 and applies in relation to Wales. ## 2 Variation of Schedule 4 (1) Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity) is amended as follows. (2) The following birds are omitted— Common name Scientific name Bunting, Cirl Emberiza cirlus Bunting, Lapland Calcarius lapponicus Bunting, Snow Plectrophenax nivalis Eagle, Adalbert's Aquila adalberti Eagle, Great Philippine Pithecophaga jefferyi Eagle, Imperial Aquila heliaca Eagle, New Guinea Harpyopsis novaeguineae Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Crossbills (all species) Loxia spp Falcon, Barbary Falco pelegrinoides Falcon, Gyr Falco rusticolus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Fish-Eagle, Madagascar Haliaeetus vociferoides Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous Micrastur plumbeus Harrier, Hen Circus cyaneus Hawk, Galapagos Buteo galapagoensis Hawk, Grey-backed Leucopternis occidentalis Hawk, Hawaiian Buteo solitarius Hawk, Ridgway's Buteo ridgwayi Hawk, White-necked Leucopternis lacernulata Hawk-Eagle, Wallace's Spizaetus nanus Hobby Falco subbuteo Honey-Buzzard, Black Henicopernis infuscatus Kestrel, Lesser Falco naumanni Kestrel, Mauritius Falco punctatus Kite, Red Milvus, milvus Oriole, Golden Oriolus, oriolus Redstart, Black Phoenicurus ochruros Redwing Turdus iliacus Sea-Eagle, Pallas' Haliaeetus leucoryphus Sea-Eagle, Steller's Haliaeetus pelagicus Serin Serinus serinus Serpent-Eagle, Andaman Spilornis elgini Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar Eutriorchis astur Serpent-Eagle, Mountain Spilornis kinabaluensis Shorelark Eremophila alpestris Shrike, Red-backed Lanius collurio Sparrowhawk, Gundlach's Accipiter gundlachi Sparrowhawk, Imitator Accipiter imitator Sparrowhawk, New Britain Accipiter brachyurus Sparrowhawk, Small Accipiter nanus Tit, Bearded Panurus biarmicus Tit, Crested Parus cristatus Warbler, Cetti's Cettia cetti Warbler, Dartford Sylvia undata Warbler, Marsh Acrocephalus palustris Warbler, Savi's Locustella luscinioides Woodlark Lullula arborea Wryneck Jynx torquilla (3) The words “Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule” are omitted. ## 3 Revocation Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 is revoked. ## Signature Jane Davidson Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers 24 March 2009 ## 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 3 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 will be — Common name Scientific name Buzzard, Honey Pernis apivorus Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos Eagle, White-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus Harrier, Montagu's Circus pygargus Merlin Falco columbarius Osprey Pandion haliaetus Article 4 contains a consequential revocation of Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1151). A Regulatory Impact Assessment of the effect that this instrument will have to the costs of business and the voluntary sector has been prepared in respect of this Order. A copy of the Impact Assessment can be obtained from the Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing. Nature, Access and Marine Unit, Crown Buildings, Northgate Street Aberystwyth, or viewed on the National Assembly for Wales website — www.assemblywales.org. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/780 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-wales-order-2009 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.