# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) Order 1998, Article 2: Variation of Schedule 5


(1) The following animals are hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act:
Common Name
Scientific Name
Beetle, Stag (in respect of section 9(5) only)
Lucanus cervus
Damselfly, Southern
Coenagrion mercuriale
Goby, Couch's
Gobius couchii
Goby, Giant
Gobius cobitis
Hydroid, Marine
Clavopsella navis
Moth, Fiery Clearwing
Bembecia chrysidiformis
Moth, Fisher’s Estuarine
Gortyna borelii
Mussel, Fan (in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only)
Atrina fragilis
Shad, Twaite (in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)
Alosa fallax
Shark, Basking
Cetorhinus maximus
Vole, Water (in respect of section 9(4) only)
Arvicola terrestris
(2) The following entries are hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act in substitution for the existing entries relating to Allis Shad (Alosa alosa); Butterfly, Large Copper (Lycaena dispar); Butterfly, Marsh Fritillary (Eurodryas aurinia); Mussel, Freshwater Pearl (Margaritifera margaritifera):
Common Name
Scientific Name
Allis Shad (in respect of section 9(1) and (4)(a) only)
Alosa alosa
Butterfly, Large Copper
Lycaena dispar
Butterfly, Marsh Fritillary
Eurodryas aurinia
Mussel, Freshwater Pearl
Margaritifera margaritifera
(3) The Moth, Vipers Bugloss (Hadena irregularis) is hereby removed from Schedule 5 to the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/878/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedules-5-and-8-order-1998/article-2
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