# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1991, Note: 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 confers limited protection on two animals (the allis shad and the freshwater pearl mussel) and extends the protection already afforded to one animal (the adder).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/367/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-order-1991/note
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