{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-scotland-order-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-scotland-order-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/308",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) (Scotland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-scotland-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WILDLIFE\nMade 7th June 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 7th June 2005\nComing into force 30th June 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 22(1)(c) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/308/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:25:32.533865+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}