# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021, Article 2: Variation of Schedule 9

Extent: E+W

(1) Schedule 9 (animals and plants to which section 14 applies) to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is varied as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (non-native animals which are established in the wild), after the entry for “Zander” insert—
“
With respect to any area in England which on 31st May 2021—
(a) is a European site within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, or
(b) is within 500 metres of the boundary of a site described in paragraph (a)—
(i) Partridge, Red-legged
(ii) Pheasant, Common
(i) Alectoris rufa
(ii) Phasianus colchicus
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/548/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-9-england-no-2-order-2021/article-2
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