Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 8

Wildlife

The Snares (Scotland) Order 2010

Made

20th January 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

21st January 2010

Coming into force

11th March 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(3E) and (4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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.

In accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage.

(1)

1981 c.69. Section 11 was amended by paragraph 10 of schedule 6 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) (“the 2004 Act”).