# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 2 and 3) Order 1992, Note: 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3010/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedules-2-and-3-order-1992/note
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