1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 28th April 1999.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 28 April 1999: see above.

2 Variation of Schedule 9

2Variation of Schedule 9

The following animals are added to Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981—

Common nameScientific name
Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika DeerAny hybrid of Cervus nippon
With respect to the Outer Hebrides and the islands of Arran, Islay, Jura and Rum—
(a) Deer, Cervus (all species)Cervus
(b) Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a species of Cervus DeerAny hybrid of the genus Cervus
NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 28 April 1999: see art 1.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Alan Meale

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

29th March 1999

EXPLANATORY NOTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds hybrids of Sika Deer to Part I of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which lists animals which may not be released or allowed to escape into the wild in Great Britain. Sika Deer are already included in Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the 1981 Act.

The Order also adds all species of Cervus Deer (which includes Red Deer) and hybrids of Cervus Deer to Part I of Schedule 9 as respects the outer Hebrides and the islands of Arran, Islay, Jura and Rum.

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