# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Protection of Birds Acts 1954 to 1967 and the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975; to prohibit certain methods of killing or taking wild animals; to amend the law relating to protection of certain mammals; to restrict the introduction of certain animals and plants; to amend the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976; to amend the law relating to nature conservation, the countryside and National Parks and to make provision with respect to the Countryside Commission; to amend the law relating to public rights of way; and for connected purposes.
[30th October 1981]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/introduction
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