2009 No. 418
Wildlife
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009
Made 24th November 2009
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th November 2009
Coming into force 21st December 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1981 c.69. Section 22(1) was amended by paragraph 20(a) of schedule 6 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) (“the 2004 Act”). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22(1) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
In accordance with section 22(2A) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage.
Section 22(2A) was inserted by paragraph 20(b) of schedule 6 to the 2004 Act.
For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of that Act they consider that no local authority is affected by this Order. In accordance with that provision, they have given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order.

1 Citation, commencement and extent
1 This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Scotland) Order 2009, and comes into force on 21st December 2009.
2 This Order extends to Scotland only.

2 Variation of Schedule 4
1 The following birds are removed from Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”) (birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity):—
Common Name	Scientific Name
Bunting, Cirl	Emberiza cirlus
Bunting, Lapland	Calcarius lapponicus
Bunting, Snow	Plectrophenax nivalis
Eagle, Adalbert’s	Aquila adalberti
Eagle, Great Philippine	Pithecophaga jefferyi
Eagle, Imperial	Aquila heliaca
Eagle, New Guinea	Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Crossbills (all species)	Loxia spp
Falcon, Barbary	Falco pelegrinoides
Falcon, Gyr	Falco rusticolus
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapillus
Fish-Eagle, Madagascar	Haliaeetus vociferoides
Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous	Micrastur plumbeus
Harrier, Hen	Circus cyaneus
Hawk, Galapagos	Buteo galapagoensis
Hawk, Grey-backed	Leucopternis occidentalis
Hawk, Hawaiian	Buteo solitarius
Hawk, Ridgway’s	Buteo ridgwayi
Hawk, White-necked	Leucopternis lacernulata
Hawk-Eagle, Wallace’s	Spizaetus nanus
Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Honey-Buzzard, Black	Henicopernis infuscatus
Kestrel, Lesser	Falco naumanni
Kestrel, Mauritius	Falco punctatus
Kite, Red	Milvus milvus
Oriole, Golden	Oriolus oriolus
Redstart, Black	Phoenicurus ochruros
Redwing	Turdus iliacus
Sea-Eagle, Pallas’	Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Sea-Eagle, Steller’s	Haliaeetus pelagicus
Serin	Serinus serinus
Serpent-Eagle, Andaman	Spilornis elgini
Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar	Eutriorchis astur
Serpent-Eagle, Mountain	Spilornis kinabaluensis
Shorelark	Eremophila alpestris
Shrike, Red-Backed	Lanius collurio
Sparrowhawk, Gundlach’s	Accipiter gundlachi
Sparrowhawk, Imitator	Accipiter imitator
Sparrowhawk, New Britain	Accipiter brachyurus
Sparrowhawk, Small	Accipiter nanus
Tit, Bearded	Panurus biarmicus
Tit, Crested	Parus cristatus
Warbler, Cetti’s	Cettia cetti
Warbler, Dartford	Sylvia undata
Warbler, Marsh	Acrocephalus palustris
Warbler, Savi’s	Locustella luscinioides
Woodlark	Lullula arborea
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Schedule 4 was varied by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1151); by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2356); and by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/780 (W.68)).
2 The words “Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule” at the end of the list of birds in Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act are omitted.

3 Revocation
Article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994 is revoked.
S.I. 1994/1151.
R CUNNINGHAM Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 24th November 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing or marking of birds that are kept in captivity and are listed in Schedule 4 to the Act.
Article 2 of this Order removes the birds listed in that article from Schedule 4 to the Act. It also removes the reference to hybrids so that Schedule 4 no longer includes hybrids of the species of birds in the list.
From the coming into force of this Order, the birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act are—
Common name	Scientific name
Buzzard, Honey	Pernis apivorus
Eagle, Golden	Aquila chrysaetos
Eagle, White-tailed	Haliaeetus albicilla
Falcon, Peregrine	Falco peregrinus
Goshawk	Accipter gentilis
Harrier, Marsh	Circus aeruginosus
Harrier, Montagu’s	Circus pygargus
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Article 3 contains a consequential revocation of article 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(Variation of Schedule 4) Order 1994.
A full regulatory impact assessment has been produced for this instrument and a copy of it placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Further copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Rural Directorate, Landscapes and Habitats Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.