The Wild Birds (Special Protection in Severe Weather) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2010

Made: 23rd December 2010

Coming into force: 24th December 2010

In accordance with section26(4)(b) of that Act, they have consulted with Scottish Natural Heritage, being the advisory body they consider is best able to advise them as to whether this Order should be made.

Citation, commencement and extent

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Wild Birds (Special Protection in Severe Weather) (Scotland) (No. 3) Order 2010 and comes into force on 24th December 2010.

• (2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Special Protection

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• (1) The period beginning at 0000hours on 24th December 2010 and ending at 2359hours on 6thJanuary 2011 is declared as a period of special protection for those birds included in PartI of Schedule2 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and which are specified in the Schedule to this Order, with respect to the part of Great Britain specified in paragraph(2).

• (2) The part of Great Britain specified for the purposes of this Order is Scotland.

SCHEDULE

• Coot

• Duck, Tufted

• Gadwall

• Goldeneye

• Goose, Canada

• Goose, Greylag

• Goose, Pink-footed

• Mallard

• Moorhen

• Pintail

• Plover, Golden

• Pochard

• Shoveler

• Snipe, Common

• Teal

• Wigeon

• Woodcock

Signed

R CUNNINGHAM — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 23rd December 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order creates a period of special protection for certain wild birds listed in PartI of Schedule2 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 during which they are protected in the same manner as they are during the close season for those birds.

It is the third special protection order made in 2010. Earlier periods of protection in that year extended from 5th January to 18th January, and from 10th December to 23rd December.

This Order applies to Scotland only.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c.69. The functions of the Secretary of State under section2(6) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).