Deer (Scotland) Act 1959

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Conservation and Control of Red Deer

   1. 1. Constitution and general functions of Red Deer Commission

   2. 2. Appointment of panels

   3. 3. Duty of Commission to advise Secretary of State

   4. 4. Particular powers of the Commission

   5. 5. Returns of numbers of deer killed

   6. 6. Power of Commission to deal with marauding deer

   7. 7. Control schemes

   8. 8. Contents of control schemes

   9. 9. Liability of owners or occupiers under control schemes

   10. 10. Enforcement of control schemes

   11. 11. Recovery of expenses incurred under section 10

   12. 12. Power of Commission to provide services and equipment

   13. 13. Power of Commission to dispose of carcases

   14. 14. Persons acting under this Part of this Act not required to obtain game licences

   15. 15. Entry on land

   16. 16. Service of notices

   17. 17. Offences in relation to execution of this Part of this Act

   18. 18. Financial provisions

   19. 19. Saving of right to compensation for damage by red deer

   20. 20. Interpretation of Part I

3. PART II Close Seasons

   1. 21. Close seasons for red deer and power to make close seasons for other species

4. PART III Prevention of Illegal Taking and Killing of Deer

   1. 22. Prohibition of poaching

   2. 23. Unlawful taking or killing of deer

   3. 24. Unlawful taking or killing of deer by two or more persons acting together

   4. 25. Unlawful possession of deer and firearms

5. PART IV Enforcement and Procedure

   1. 26. Attempts to commit offences

   2. 27. Powers of search and seizure

   3. 28. Apprehension of offenders

   4. 29. Forfeitures

   5. 30. Disposal of deer seized under the Act

   6. 31. Offences by bodies corporate

6. PART V Supplementary

   1. 32. Interpretation of Parts III and IV

   2. 33. Exemptions for certain acts

   3. 34. Application of Act to the Crown

   4. 35. Orders, regulations, etc.

   5. 36. Enactments repealed

   6. 37. Short title, extent and commencement

7. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to the Red Deer Commission

      1. Constitution of the Commission

         1. 1. The Commission shall be a body corporate and shall have...

         2. 2. Every member of the Commission shall hold and vacate office...

         3. 3. Part II of the First Schedule to the House of...

         4. 4. The Secretary of State shall pay— (a) to the Chairman...

         5. 5. The Commission may pay to the members of any panel...

      2. Meetings and Proceedings of the Commission

         1. 6. The quorum of the Commission shall be five or such...

         2. 7. The proceedings of the Commission shall not be invalidated by...

         3. 8. If at any meeting of the Commission the votes are...

         4. 9. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the Commission...

      3. Office, Officers and Servants

         1. 10. The Commission shall have an office at which communications and...

         2. 11. The Secretary of State may provide the services of such...

      4. Instruments executed or issued by the Commission

         1. 12. The application of the seal of the Commission to any...

         2. 13. Every document purporting to be an instrument issued by the...

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to control schemes

      1. PART I

         1. Procedure for making control schemes

            1. 1. Where the Commission decide to make a control scheme they...

            2. 2. If no objection is duly made under the last foregoing...

            3. 3. If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

            4. 4. The control scheme shall not be confirmed with any modification...

      2. PART II

         1. Procedure for varying or revoking control schemes

            1. 5. On the application of the Commission, the Secretary of State...

            2. 6. Before making any such variation or revocation the Secretary of...

            3. 7. If no objection is duly made under the foregoing paragraph...

            4. 8. If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

            5. 9. A variation of a control scheme shall not be made...

      3. PART III

         1. General Procedural Provisions

            1. 10. Notwithstanding anything in paragraphs 3 or 8 of this Schedule,...

            2. 11. The provisions of subsections (2) to (9) of section three...

      4. PART IV

         1. Provisions as to the validity of control schemes and of variations or revocations of such schemes

            1. 12. On confirming a control scheme or on varying or revoking...

            2. 13. If any person aggrieved by a control scheme or by...

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Enactments repealed