# The Wildlife and Countryside (Isles of Scilly) Order 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Countryside Act 1968 is applied to the Isles of Scilly as if those Isles were a separate county (subject to certain modifications) by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside (Isles of Scilly) Order 1973 (“the 1973 Order”).
Parts II and III of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 are applied to the Isles of Scilly as if those Isles were a separate county (subject to a modification) by the Wildlife and Countryside (Isles of Scilly) Order 1983 (“the 1983 Order”).
Part III of, and Part III of Schedule 16 to, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 make substantial amendments to the legislation relating to nature conservation which is applied to the Isles of Scilly by the 1973 and 1983 Orders. This Order amends the 1973 and 1983 Orders so as to apply those amendments to the Isles of Scilly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1805/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-isles-of-scilly-order-2001/note
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