Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 418 of 2009)

S C O T T I S H S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2009 No. 418 WILDLIFE The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009 Made - - - - 24th November 2009 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th November 2009 Coming into force - - 21st December 2009 The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(a) and all other powers enabling them to do so. In accordance with section 22(2A)(b) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage. For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of that Act they consider that no local authority is affected by this Order. In accordance with that provision, they have given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order. Citation, commencement and extent 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009, and comes into force on 21st December 2009. (2) This Order extends to Scotland only. Variation of Schedule 4 2.—(1) The following birds are removed from Schedule 4(c) to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) (birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity):— Common Name Scientific Name Bunting, Cirl Emberiza cirlus Bunting, Lapland Calcarius lapponicus (a) 1981 c.69. Section 22(1) was amended by paragraph 20(a) of schedule 6 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) (“the 2004 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22(1) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). (b) Section 22(2A) was inserted by paragraph 20(b) of schedule 6 to the 2004 Act. (c) Schedule 4 was varied by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1151); by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2356); and by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/780 (W.68)). 2 Common Name Scientific Name Bunting, Snow Plectrophenax nivalis Eagle, Adalbert’s Aquila adalberti Eagle, Great Philippine Pithecophaga jefferyi Eagle, Imperial Aquila heliaca Eagle, New Guinea Harpyopsis novaeguineae Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Crossbills (all species) Loxia spp Falcon, Barbary Falco pelegrinoides Falcon, Gyr Falco rusticolus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Fish-Eagle, Madagascar Haliaeetus vociferoides Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous Micrastur plumbeus Harrier, Hen Circus cyaneus Hawk, Galapagos Buteo galapagoensis Hawk, Grey-backed Leucopternis occidentalis Hawk, Hawaiian Buteo solitarius Hawk, Ridgway’s Buteo ridgwayi Hawk, White-necked Leucopternis lacernulata Hawk-Eagle, Wallace’s Spizaetus nanus Hobby Falco subbuteo Honey-Buzzard, Black Henicopernis infuscatus Kestrel, Lesser Falco naumanni Kestrel, Mauritius Falco punctatus Kite, Red Milvus milvus Oriole, Golden Oriolus oriolus Redstart, Black Phoenicurus ochruros Redwing Turdus iliacus Sea-Eagle, Pallas’ Haliaeetus leucoryphus Sea-Eagle, Steller’s Haliaeetus pelagicus Serin Serinus serinus Serpent-Eagle, Andaman Spilornis elgini Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar Eutriorchis astur Serpent-Eagle, Mountain Spilornis kinabaluensis Shorelark Eremophila alpestris 3 Common Name Scientific Name Shrike, Red-Backed Lanius collurio Sparrowhawk, Gundlach’s Accipiter gundlachi Sparrowhawk, Imitator Accipiter imitator Sparrowhawk, New Britain Accipiter brachyurus Sparrowhawk, Small Accipiter nanus Tit, Bearded Panurus biarmicus Tit, Crested Parus cristatus Warbler, Cetti’s Cettia cetti Warbler, Dartford Sylvia undata Warbler, Marsh Acrocephalus palustris Warbler, Savi’s Locustella luscinioides Woodlark Lullula arborea Wryneck Jynx torquilla (2) The words “Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule” at the end of the list of birds in Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act are omitted. Revocation 3. Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994(a) is revoked. R CUNNINGHAM Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th November 2009 (a) S.I. 1994/1151. 4 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing or marking of birds that are kept in captivity and are listed in Schedule 4 to the Act. Article 2 of this Order removes the birds listed in that article from Schedule 4 to the Act. It also removes the reference to hybrids so that Schedule 4 no longer includes hybrids of the species of birds in the list. From the coming into force of this Order, the birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act are— Common name Scientific name Buzzard, Honey Pernis apivorus Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos Eagle, White-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goshawk Accipter gentilis Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus Harrier, Montagu’s Circus pygargus Merlin Falco columbarius Osprey Pandion haliaetus Article 3 contains a consequential revocation of article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994. A full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and a copy of it placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. 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