2012 No. 174
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 14(1)(a)(ii), (2D)(a) and (e), 14ZC(1)(a) and (2)(a), and 14B(1)(a), (2)(a), (b), (d) and (f) and (4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811 and section 42(1) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 20112, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19813, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.
2
In this Order, “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Prohibition on releasing certain animals2
The types of animals listed in column (1) (whose Latin name is listed in column (2)) of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 are specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act, to the extent mentioned in column (3) of that table.
Prohibition on keeping invasive animals3
The types of invasive animals listed column (1) (whose Latin name is listed in column (2)) of the table in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act.
Notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals4
Where an occupier of land is, or becomes, aware of the presence of an invasive animal of a type listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1, that person must notify Scottish Natural Heritage without delay.
Revocation5
Subject to article 3 (savings) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 20124, the enactments listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1Types of animals specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity)
Common name Column (1) | Latin name Column (2) | Extent Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
Deer | All species of the genus Cervus | Outer Hebrides and the islands of Aaran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum |
PART 2Types of invasive animals specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control)
Common name Column (1) | Latin name Column (2) |
|---|---|
Asp | Aspius aspius |
Barbel | species of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus) |
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax) | Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone |
Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis |
Blacknose dace | Rhinichthys atratulus |
Blageon | Leuciscus souffia |
Blue bream | Ballerus ballerus |
Blue sucker | Cycleptus elongatus |
Burbot | Lota lota |
Catfish | species of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus |
Charr | species of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus) |
Chinese black or snail-eating carp | Mylopharyngodon piceus |
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker) | Myxocyprinus asiaticus |
Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Common white sucker | Catostomus commersoni |
Coypu | Myocastor coypus |
Crayfish | freshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes) |
Danubian bleak | Chalcalburnus chalcoides |
Danubian salmon & Taimen | species of the genus Hucho |
Eastern mudminnow | Umbra pygmaea |
European bitterling | Rhodeus sericeus |
European mudminnow | Umbra krameri |
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds) | Pimephales promelas |
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chub | Zacco platypus |
Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella |
Grey squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis |
Landlocked salmon | non anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar |
Marbled trout | Salmo marmoratus |
Mink | Mustela vison |
Muntjac | Species of genus Muntiacus |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethica |
Nase | Chondrostoma nasus |
Northern redbelly dace (common minnow) | Phoxinus/Chrosomus eos |
Pacific salmon and trout | species of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss and Oncorhynchus kisutch) |
Paddlefish | species of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus |
Perch | species of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis) |
Pike | species of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius) |
Pikeperch | species of the genus Stizostedionlucioperca |
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit) | Species of the genara Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus |
Red shiner | Cyprinella/Notropis lutrensis |
Ruffe | Gymnocephalus cernuus |
Schneider | Alburnoides bipunctatus |
Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
Snakehead | species of the genus Channa |
Southern redbelly dace (common minnow) | Phoxinus/Chrosomus erythrogaster |
Sturgeon or sterlet | species of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus |
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnow | Leucaspius delineatus |
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills) | species of the genus Lepomis |
Topmouth gudgeon | Pseudorasbora parva |
Toxostome (or French nase) | Chondrostoma toxostoma |
Vimba | Vimba vimba |
Weatherfish | Misgurnus fossilis |
Whitefish | species of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula) |
PART 3Types of invasive animals which require notification under article 4 of this Order
Common name Column (1) | Scientific name Column (2) |
|---|---|
Coypu | Myocastor coypus |
Muntjac | Species of genus Muntiacus |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethica |
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit) | Species of the genara Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus |
NOTE: The common name or names given in Column (1) of the tables in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.
SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS
Regulations revoked | Reference |
|---|---|
The Musk Rats (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1933 | |
The Grey Squirrels (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1937 | |
The Non-Indigenous Rabbits (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1954 | |
The Mink (Keeping) Regulations 1975 | |
The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1977 | |
The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 | |
The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1982 | |
The Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987 | |
The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 | |
The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997 | |
The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | |
The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2000 | |
The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2003 | |
The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Scotland) Order 2003 | |
The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011 | |
The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011 |
(This note is not part of the Order)