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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 2 and 3) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/3010 · Made 2 December 1992

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WILDLIFE

Made 2nd December 1992

Laid before Parliament 10th December 1992

Coming into force 1st January 1993

The Secretary of State–

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;

having consulted the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body he considered was best able to advise him as to whether the order should be made;

in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981f1, 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 2
  3. 3Variation of Schedule 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 2 and 3) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

2Variation of Schedule 2

The following birds are removed from Part II of Schedule 2 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981–

Common nameScientific name
CrowCorvus corone
Dove, CollaredStreptopelia decaocto
Gull, Great Black-backedLarus marinus
Gull, Lesser Black-backedLarus fuscus
Gull, HerringLarus argentatus
JackdawCorvus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
Pigeon, FeralColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sparrow, HousePasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus

3Variation of Schedule 3

The following bird is removed from Part II of Schedule 3 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 –

Common nameScientific name
Pigeon, FeralColumba livia

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Department of the Environment

2nd December 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, gives effect in part to Council Directive 79/409/EEC (OJ No. L103, 25.4.1979, p.1). Article 2 of the Order removes 13 species from Part II of Schedule 2 to the Act, which lists species of birds which may be killed or taken by authorised persons at all times. Article 3 of the Order removes 1 species from Part II of Schedule 3 to the Act, which lists species of bird which may be sold dead at all times.