# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Paragraph 27


(1) The Welsh Ministers must issue a code of practice in relation to species control agreements and orders in Wales.
(2) A code under this paragraph must in particular provide guidance to environmental authorities in Wales on—
(a) when to offer to enter into a species control agreement;
(b) how to go about entering into a species control agreement;
(c) what a species control agreement should contain (and in particular what it should contain by way of provision about payment of costs);
(d) when to make a species control order;
(e) what a species control order should contain (and in particular what it should contain by way of provision about payment and recovery of costs);
(f) standards of animal welfare to be met in connection with species control agreements and orders.
(3) A code under this paragraph may be revised or replaced.
(4) Before issuing (or revising or replacing) a code under this paragraph the Welsh Ministers must carry out a public consultation.
(5) The Welsh Ministers must—
(a) ensure that a code under this paragraph is published in a way that is appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it, and
(b) lay a copy of a code under this paragraph before the National Assembly for Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/9A/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-9A/paragraph-27
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