Scottish Statutory Instruments
Wildlife
Made
30th May 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
31st May 2012
Coming into force
2nd July 2012
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 1981(1) and section 42(1) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011(2), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3), they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.
1.—(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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Subject to article 3 (savings) of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012(4), the enactments listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th May 2012
Articles 2, 3 and 4
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 |
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) |
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.
Article 5
Regulations revoked | Reference |
|---|---|
| The Musk Rats (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1933 | S.I. 1933/106 |
| The Grey Squirrels (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1937 | S.I. 1937/478 |
| The Non-Indigenous Rabbits (Prohibition of Importation and Keeping) Order 1954 | S.I. 1954/927 |
| The Mink (Keeping) Regulations 1975 | S.I. 1975/2223 |
| The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1977 | S.I. 1977/2122 |
| The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 | S.I. 1979/1669 |
| The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/1883 |
| The Coypus (Prohibition on Keeping) Order 1987 | S.I. 1987/2195 |
| The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 | S.I. 1987/2225 |
| The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997 | S.I. 1997/2751 |
| The Mink (Keeping) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | S.I. 1997/2750 |
| The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2000 | S.S.I. 2000/400 |
| The Mink Keeping (Scotland) Order 2003 | S.S.I. 2003/528 |
| The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (Scotland) Order 2003 | S.S.I. 2003/560 |
| The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Regulations 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/63 |
| The Muntjac Keeping (Scotland) Order 2011 | S.S.I. 2011/172 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.
Section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act makes it an offence for any person to release, or allow to escape from captivity, any animal of a type specified by the Scottish Ministers by Order. Article 2 and Part 1 of Schedule 1 specifies the types of animals which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity and the extent to which the prohibition applies.
Section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act makes it an offence for any person to keep, have in the person’s possession, or have under the person’s control any invasive animal of a type which the Scottish Ministers specify by Order. Article 3 and Part 2 of Schedule 1 specifies the types of invasive animals which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control.
Section 14B(1)(a) enables the Scottish Ministers to make provision about the notification of the presence of invasive animals at any specified place outwith their native range where persons are, or become, aware of the presence of such animals or plants. Article 4 and Part 3 of Schedule 1 make provision about notification and that such notification requires be made to Scottish Natural Heritage without delay.
Article 5 and Schedule 2 revoke the enactments governing the keeping and release of certain animals which this Order replaces, subject to article 3 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/175 (C. 16)).
1981 c.69. Sections 14(1) and (2D) and section 14B(1), (2) and (4) were substituted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) (“the 2011 Act), section 14(2) and (5) respectively; and section 14ZC was inserted by the 2011 Act, section 14(3).
Section 26(4A) was inserted by section 17(6) of the 2011 Act.