Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 E+W Enforcement powers in connection with wildlife

Part 2 E+W Powers of wildlife inspectors extended to certain other Acts

Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 (c. 12) E+W

8 (1) The enforcement provisions of the 1981 Act relating to Group 1 offences and Group 1 licences apply for the purposes of the 1932 Act as if— E+W

(a) any reference to a Group 1 offence were a reference to any offence under the 1932 Act,

(b) any reference to a Group 1 licence were a reference to a licence under the 1932 Act, and

(c) as if the power to take a sample included power to take a sample from a destructive animal (whether live or dead) for the purpose of testing for disease.

(2) “Destructive animal” means a musk rat or other animal to which the 1932 Act applies.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 8 in force at 31.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2