# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 26A: Enforcement of wildlife legislation

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Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 92/43/ EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (that is, the Directive as amended from time to time by any other EU instrument or otherwise) may, despite paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to that Act, create offences punishable on summary conviction with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/section/26A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/section-26A
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