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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) (Scotland) Order 2005

S.S.I. 2005/308 · Made 7 June 2005

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WILDLIFE

Made 7th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th June 2005

Coming into force 30th June 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 22(1)(c) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having consulted with Scottish Natural Heritage in accordance with section 22(2A) of that Act, and having given 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 in accordance with section 26(4)(a) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 69; sections 22 and 26 were amended by the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Variation of Schedule 9
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 30th June 2005.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

2Variation of Schedule 9

The following plants are added to Part II of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981–

Common nameScientific name
FanwortCabomba caroliniana
Hyacinth, waterEichhornia crassipes
Lettuce, waterPistia stratiotes
Salvinia, GiantSalvinia molesta
Fern, WaterAzolla filiculoides
Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum
Pennywort, FloatingHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Stonecrop, Australian swampCrassula helmsii
Waterweed, CurlyLagarosiphon major
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
Fig, HottentotCarpobrotus edulis
Leek, Few-floweredAllium paradoxum
ShallonGaultheria shallon

Signature

LEWIS MACDONALD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

7th June 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies in Scotland only, varies Part II of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, by adding thirteen species of plant to the list of species of plants which may not be planted or otherwise caused to grow in the wild.