# The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedules 5 and 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which list animals and plants protected under that Act.
Article 2 adds a number of animals generally to Schedule 5, confers limited protection on one animal, extends the protection already afforded to three animals, and removes two animals from protection.
Article 3 adds thirty-one plants to Schedule 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/288/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedules-order-1988/note
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