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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/906 · Made 25 May 1989

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WILDLIFE

Made 25th May 1989

Laid before Parliament 7th June 1989

Coming into force 28th June 1989

The Secretary of State –

(1)

having received (under section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f1 (“the Act”) a representation from the Nature Conservancy Council;

(2)

having given (under section 26(4) of the Act) any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;

(3)

being of the opinion that the animals referred to in article 2 below are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken;

in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(3) of the Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 69.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Variation of Schedule 5
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 28th June 1989.

2Variation of Schedule 5

The following animals are hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act in respect of section 9(5) only:

Common NameScientific Name
Butterfly, Northern Brown ArgusAricia artaxerxes
Butterfly, Adonis BlueLysandra bellargus
Butterfly, Chalkhill BlueLysandra coridon
Butterfly, Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus
Butterfly, Small BlueCupido minimus
Butterfly, Large CopperLycaena dispar
Butterfly, Purple EmperorApatura iris
Butterfly, Duke of Burgundy FritillaryHamearis lucina
Butterfly, Glanville FritillaryMelitaea cinxia
Butterfly, High Brown FritillaryArgynnis adippe
Butterfly, Marsh FritillaryEurodryas aurinia
Butterfly, Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne
Butterfly, Black HairstreakStrymonidia pruni
Butterfly, Brown HairstreakThecla betulae
Butterfly, White Letter HairstreakStymonida w-album
Butterfly, Large HeathCoenonympha tullia
Butterfly, Mountain RingletErebia epiphron
Butterfly, Chequered SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon
Butterfly, Lulworth SkipperThymelicus acteon
Butterfly, Silver Spotted SkipperHesperia comma
Butterfly, Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros
Butterfly, Wood WhiteLeptidea sinapis

Signature

Nicholas Ridley

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

25th May 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which lists animals protected under that Act.

Article 2 adds 22 butterfly species to Schedule 5, conferring protection in respect of the sale of those species.