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Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (repealed 18.11.1996)
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Version Superseded: 18/10/1996
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23 Unlawful taking or killing of deer.S
(1)Subject to section thirty-three of this Act, any person who takes or wilfully kills [F1or injures] deer between the expiration of the first hour after sunset and the commencement of the last hour before sunrise shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)Subject to section thirty-three of this Act, it shall be an offence to take or wilfully kill [F2or injure] deer otherwise than by shooting, and shooting for the purposes of this section means discharging a firearm, as defined in [F3the M1Firearms Act 1968], other than a prohibited weapon.
[F4(2A) Subject to subsection (2B) below and section 33(1) of this Act, if any person—
(a)discharges any firearm, or discharges or projects any missile, from any aircraft at any deer; or
(b)notwithstanding the provisions of section 23(5) of this Act uses any aircraft for the purpose of transporting any live deer other than in the interior of the aircraft,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2B)Nothing in subsection (2A)(b) above shall make unlawful anything done by, or under the supervision of, a veterinary surgeon or practitioner.
(2C)In subsection (2B) above “veterinary practitioner” means a person who is for the time being registered in the supplementary register, and “veterinary surgeon” means a person who is for the time being registered in the register of veterinary surgeons.]
(3)Any person guilty of an offence against [F5subsection (1), (2) or (2A)] of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F6[F7level 4 on the standard scale] for each deer in respect of which the offence was committed] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment [F8and to the forfeiture of any deer illegally taken or killed by him or in his possession at the time of the offence].
[F9(3A) Any person who uses a vehicle to drive deer on unenclosed land with the intention of taking, killing or injuring them shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F7level 4 on the standard scale] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.]
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(5)Nothing in the provisions of this section shall be construed as prohibiting a person having a legal right to take deer on any land, or a person with permission in writing from any such person as aforesaid, from taking a deer alive on that land in any manner which does not cause it unnecessary suffering.
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F1Words inserted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 6(d)
F2Words inserted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 6(a)
F3Words substituted by virtue of Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27), s. 59(3) and Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 17(2)(a)
F4S. 23(2A)—(2C) inserted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 8(1)
F5Words substituted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 8(2)
F6Words substituted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 14(1), Sch. 1
F7Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
F8Words added by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 14(1), Sch. 1
F9S. 23(3A) inserted by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), s. 9
F10Ss. 23(4), 29 repealed by Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 19), Sch. 3
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