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	Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1991 (c. 39)
		Acts of Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
		An Act to amend sections 5 and 11 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 so as to make it an offence knowingly to cause or permit to be done certain acts mentioned in those sections.
		(2) In this Act references to the principal Act are references to the [1981 c. 69.] Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts1991/Ukpga_19910039_en_1.htm (722 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 To Add a Public Footpath at Denbury Farm Ash Priors Regulation Committee 2003 July 29 ...
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (the 1981 Act), under which the application was made specifies that the County Council must keep the Definitive Map and Statement under continuous review and make such modifications as appear requisite.
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, under which the application was made, specifies in section 53 (2)(b) that the County Council must keep the Definitive Map and Statement under continuous review and make such modifications as appear requisite.
		One person only has ridden the route during the period between 1953 and 1981 and taken together, the user evidence cannot reasonable by regarded as sufficient either in quantity or in quality to establish the 20 years’ use by the public at large which the statute requires.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /council/board11\2003%20July%2029%20Item%205%20Wildlife%20and%20Countryside%20Act%201981%20To%20Add%20a%20Public%20Footpath%20at%20Denbury%20Farm%20Ash%20Priors.htm (2368 words)

	The Nature of Scotland: A Policy Statement: page 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		B21. We therefore propose to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act to make it an offence for any person to set or operate a snare on land where they are not authorised to do so by the owner or occupier.
		By amending the Act to prohibit reckless acts affecting protected plants, and to extend the definition of a plant to include 'all' types, effective protection will be given to all species of plant.
		B32. We propose that for all offences under Part 1 of the Act, prosecutions will be able to be brought within a period of six months from the date on which sufficient evidence of the offence became available to the prosecutor, subject to a limit of two years of the commission of the offence.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /library3/environment/nas-10.asp (2576 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill
		This is the text of the Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 24th March 1999.
		Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		Amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 with respect to acts of recklessness, time limits for bringing proceedings and penalties.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmbills/071/1999071.htm (214 words)

	The CPS : Wildlife Offences
		The conservation of wildlife is an area in which the police play an investigative and enforcement role and where The CPS are called upon to prosecute in accordance with the provisions of the Code.
		Under Section 7(1) WCA 1981 it is an offence for any person to keep, or have in his or her possession or control, any bird listed in Schedule 4 WCA 1981 that has not been registered and marked in accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside (Registration and Ringing of Certain Captive Birds) Regulations 1982.
		The Act is principally one of welfare as opposed to conservation.
	www.cps.gov.uk /legal/section12/chapter_n.html (10448 words)

	Naturenet: Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981, Species protection
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) is the principle mechanism for the legislative protection of wildlife in Great Britain.
		This document deals only with Part I. The provisions relating to animals in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 only apply to 'wild animals'; these are defined as those that are living wild or were living wild before being captured or killed.
		Although passed in 1981, the majority Of Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (all except Section 12) was not brought into effect until 28 September 1982.
	www.naturenet.net /law/wcagen.html (1848 words)

	Essex Wildlife Trust Conservation Legislation in the UK
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the main piece of legislation for the UK and for implementing preceding EU conventions.
		This document deals only with Part I. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 only applies to 'wild animals'; these are defined as those that are living wild or were living wild before being captured or killed.
		Legal implementation for the relatively few UK species is by the Wildlife and Countryside Act and the EU Habitats Directive.
	www.essexwt.org.uk /conservation/wca_info.htm (1177 words)

	The Wildlife and Countryside (Definitive Maps and Statements) Regulations 1993 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A definitive map shall be on a scale of not less than 1/25,000 but where the surveying authority wishes to show on a larger scale any particulars required to be shown on the map, in addition, an inset map may be used for that purpose.
		Rights of way to which Part III of the Act (public rights of way) applies shall be shown on a definitive map as indicated in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
		[2] See section 66(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which was amended by section 7 of, and paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 3 to, the Local Government Act 1985 (c.
	glass-uk.org /pub-library/si/1993_12/en_01.html (781 words)

	Gazette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wildlife and Countryside Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs APPEAL UNDER THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 Appeal under section 28F(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981,...
		Wildlife and Countryside WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 DECLARATION OF NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE PARISH(ES) OF CALKE AND TICKNALL COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of...
		Wildlife and Countryside WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 DECLARATION OF NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE PARISH OF WYE WITH HINXHILL COUNTY OF KENT Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of section 35...
	www.gazettes-online.co.uk /notices.asp?webType=0&CategoryId=GC1806 (451 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two major pieces of legislation protecting wildlife in Britain pre-dated, and were repealed by the passing of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		These were The Protection of Birds Acts of 1954, 1964 and 1967 and the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975.
		Although passed in 1981, the majority Of Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act was not brought into effect until 28th September 1982.
	www.workingforwildlife.org.uk /conservation/wildlifeact2.htm (775 words)

	Wildlife & Countryside Act
		The Act contains measures for preventing the establishment of non-native species which may be detrimental to native wildlife, prohibiting the release of animals and planting of plants listed in Schedule 9.
		The Act provides for the making of Limestone Pavement Orders, which prohibit the disturbance and removal of limestone from such designated areas, and the designation of Marine Nature Reserves, for which byelaws must be made to protect them.
		The Act prohibits the undertaking of agricultural or forestry operations on land within National Parks which has been either moor or heath for 20 years, without consent from the relevant planning authority.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /page-1377 (754 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 To Upgrade the Footpaths SM4-20 and SM7-93 to Bridleway Known as Funtle Lane ...
		Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 To Upgrade the Footpaths SM4-20 and SM7-93 to Bridleway Known as Funtle Lane Regulation Committee 2003 July 29 Item 6
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, under which the application was made, specifies that the County Council must keep the Definitive Map and Statement under continuous review and make such modifications as appear requisite.
		Since 1983, when the Wildlife and Countryside Act came into force, it has been the usual practice for this Authority to make such Orders as directed.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /council/board11\2003%20July%2029%20Item%206%20Wildlife%20and%20Countryside%20Act%201981%20To%20Upgrade%20the%20Footpaths%20SM4-20%20and%20SM7-93%20to%20Bridleway%20Known%20as%20Funtle%20Lane.htm (1202 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Lewes District Council
		Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Lewes District Council
		Trees are a valuable habitat for wildlife and any hollow or crevice within a tree is likely to be harbouring nesting birds and/or roosting Bats at certain times of the year.
		With the introduction of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 all previous laws relating to the protection of Barn Owls were repealed and re-enacted with amendments.
	www.lewes.gov.uk /environment/5956.asp (892 words)

	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An introduction to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
		This legislation is the means by which the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the 'Bern Convention') and the European Union Directives on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC) and Natural Habitats and Wild Fauna and Flora (92/43/FFC) are implemented in Great Britain.
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 only applies to 'wild animals'; these are defined as those that are living wild or were living wild before being captured or killed.
	www.workingforwildlife.org.uk /conservation/wildlifeact.htm (444 words)

	Mosses and Liverworts in Wales: Legislation
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the principal legislation in the UK governing the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitats.
		It underpins much of the work of the Countryside Council for Wales and the corresponding governmental nature conservation agencies in England and Scotland.
		The Act was supplemented in 1994 by the "Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations" which implement European legislation relating to nature conservation (the so-called "Habitats Directive).
	home.clara.net /adhale/bryos/legal.htm (279 words)

	WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
		It is a criminal offence under the above Act to kill wild birds.
		Although the Judgment and its details will be very important it is clear that any person who takes advantage of the licence must be able to show that the action he took was for the purposes for which the licence was granted.
		These considerations, however, may be misleading when dealing with country sports because the protection of wild birds by Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act deals only with those birds as defined in section 27 of the Act.
	www.knights-solicitors.co.uk /articles/wildlife_and_countryside_act_1981.htm (387 words)

	East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service - Seagull Advice
		In addition to the Countryside and Wildlife Act gulls are given some protection from the Protection of Animals Act 1911.
		Section 1(1)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 states that it is an offence for any person to intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built.
		Section 1(1)(c) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 states that it is an offence for any person to intentionally take or destroy an egg of any wild bird.
	www.wildlifeambulance.co.uk /html/adviceseagulls.htm (2232 words)

	Wildlife Protection
		This Act amended and strengthened earlier legislation, and is brought up to date regularly to ensure the most endangered animals are on the schedule.
		The Act did improve protection for the most important wildlife habitats (designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest or National Nature Reserves) but there are too few of these to protect population of rare mammals.
		Otters are strictly protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act and cannot be killed, kept or sold (even stuffed specimens) without a licence.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /facts/protect.htm (689 words)

	Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Planning authority functions under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		Application of this Act to the Isles of Scilly.
		Pollution of rivers and coastal waters in Scotland: amendment of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.
	www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /acts/acts1995/Ukpga_19950025_en_1.htm (789 words)

	Wildlife News: MORLEY TOUGHENS ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I want the police and Government Wildlife Inspectors to have strengthened powers and for those criminals to face higher penalties.
		The consultation paper suggests strengthening the powers of the police and Government Wildlife Inspectors, and increasing the penalties for illegal trade in wildlife within the UK from the current maximum two-year prison sentence to a maximum of five years.
		Enforcement provisions for offences relating to native species controlled by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 were strengthened last year by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (in England and Wales).
	www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2003/jan/jan1803h.htm (630 words)

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		Wildlife Law and Invertebrates in the UK — Home Page The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 Licensing International statutes Trade in protected species Habitat protection in the UK Introduced species Further information Legal disclaimer (link to bottom of home page) Table 1B.
		Wildlife Law and Invertebrates in the UK — Home Page The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 Licensing International statutes Trade in protected species Habitat protection in the UK Introduced species Further information Legal disclaimer (link to bottom of home page) Table 1A.
		Wildlife Law and Invertebrates in the UK — Home Page The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 Licensing International statutes Trade in protected species Habitat protection in the UK Introduced species Further information Legal disclaimer (link to bottom of home page) Table 2.
	www.buglife.org.uk /docs/ICT-law-final-web.doc (2847 words)

	UK Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation Legislation
		The CROW Act places a statutory duty on Government Departments and the National Assembly of Wales to have regard to biodiversity conservation and to promote conservation action by others.
		The act provides an exception which makes it lawful to kill a seal to prevent it from causing damage to a fishing net or tackle, or to any fish in the net, providing the seal is in the vicinity of the net or tackle at the time.
		The Deer Act (England and Wales) 1991 and The Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 specify seasons and methods for killing deer.
	www.businessandbiodiversity.org /uk_legislation.html (1028 words)

	Naturenet: The Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
		This is the major legal instrument for wildlife protection in the UK.
		Wild Birds and the Law: a comprehensive guide to the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act as applied to wild birds.
		Includes all species on the schedules of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, plus all other similar legal protection in other countries.
	www.naturenet.net /law/wca.html (162 words)

	The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"the 2004 Regulations" ("Rheoliadau 2004") means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004[4].
		The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 ("the 2004 Regulations") inserted a new section 27ZA in the Act with the effect that the other amendments made by those Regulations applied in relation to England only.
		Those amendments, which are set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, include a restriction on the scope of the defences under section 1(3) of the Act, and an extension to the definition of "wild bird" in section 27 of the Act.
	web.uct.ac.za /depts/pbl/jgibson/iczm/legis/si2004/20041733.htm (598 words)

	The Countryside and Wildlife Act 1981 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Countryside and Wildlife Act was passed in 1981 by the Westminster Parliament.
		The Act is now out of date and is due to be reviewed by the Scottish Parliament.
		But the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is now out of date in reference to these abuses and to the pernicious activities of egg takers.
	www.bigcats.org /abc/government/countryside.html (203 words)

	Wildlife News:Wildlife and Countryside Act to be updated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Welsh Assembly Government are consulting, in England and Wales, on a comprehensive review of Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		Comments are now being sought on a wide range of proposals and suggestions for updating Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		Proposals are unlikely to be controversial, although they invite comments on the introduction of an offence of reckless killing, taking or destroying protected animals and plants, and includes possible restrictions on the import and sale of non-native species.
	www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2005/january/january15h.htm (298 words)

	Basic Law for Road Protestors
		Under section 10(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and section 8(2) of the Sheriffs Act 1887, any person who resists or intentionally obstructs an officer of the court who is enforcing a writ or order for possession commits an offence and may be arrested.
		If at the time of the alleged assault you were acting in an aggressive manner, the accused may say that he acted in self-defence, so this is another good reason why you should act non-violently at all times.
		On receipt of the information, provided it is in order, the clerk to the magistrates will then issue a summons to the accused, telling him that an allegation has been made and instructing him to attend court on a particular date to answer the allegation, with a copy to the informant.
	www.urban75.com /Action/protest.html (13674 words)

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