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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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- 05/03/1997- Amendment
- 28/04/1999- Amendment
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- 02/07/2012
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- 01/12/2019- Amendment
- 04/05/2021- Amendment
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- 01/10/2022- Amendment
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Sections 14 and 22.
[F1SCHEDULE 9E+W+S Animals and Plants to which Section 14 Applies
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 repealed (S.) (2.7.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 17(8), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 2(1)(c)
Part IE+W+S Animals which are established in the wild
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Bass, Large-mouthed Black | Micropterus salmoides |
| Bass, Rock | Ambloplites rupestris |
| Bitterling | Rhodeus sericeus |
| [F2Boar, Wild] | [F2Sus scrofa] |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus |
| [F2Chough] | [F2Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax] |
| [F2Corncrake] | [F2Crex crex] |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| [F2Crab, Chinese Mitten] | [F2Eriocheir sinensis] |
| [F4Crayfish, Noble] | [F4Astacus astacus] |
| [F2Crane, Common] | [F2Grus grus] |
| [F2Crayfish, Red Swamp] | [F2Procambarus clarkii] |
| [F4Crayfish, Signal] | [F4Pacifastacus leniusculus] |
| [F2Crayfish, Spiny-cheek] | [F2Orconectes limosus] |
| [F4Crayfish, Turkish] | [F4Astacus leptodactylus] |
| [F2Deer, Chinese Water] | [F2Hydropotes inermis] |
| [F5Deer, Muntjac] | [F5Muntiacus reevesi] |
| [F4Deer, Sika] | [F4Cervus nippon] |
| [F6 Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika Deer] | [F6 Any hybrid of Cervus nippon] |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| Dormouse, Fat | Glis glis |
| Duck, Carolina Wood | Aix sponsa |
| Duck, Mandarin | Aix galericulata |
| Duck, Ruddy | Oxyura jamaicensis |
| Eagle, White-tailed | Haliaetus albicilla |
| [F2Flatworm] | [F2Kontikia andersoni] |
| [F2Flatworm] | [F2Kontikia ventrolineata] |
| [F2Flatworm, Australian] | [F2Australoplana sanguinea] |
| [F4Flatworm, New Zealand] | [F4Artiposthia triangulata] |
| Frog, Edible | Rana esculenta |
| Frog, European Tree (otherwise known as Common tree frog) | Hyla arborea |
| Frog, Marsh | Rana ridibunda |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| [F2Goose, Bar-headed] | [F2Anser indicus] |
| [F2Goose, Barnacle] | [F2Branta leucopsis] |
| Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis |
| Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiacus |
| [F2Goose, Emperor] | [F2Anser canagicus] |
| [F2Goose, Snow] | [F2Anser caerulescens] |
| [F2Goshawk] | [F2Accipiter gentilis] |
| Heron, Night | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| [F2Kite, Red] | [F2Milvus milvus] |
| [F2Limpet, Slipper] | [F2Crepidula fornicata] |
| Lizard, Common Wall | Podarcis muralis |
| Marmot, Prairie (otherwise known as Prairie dog) | Cynomys |
| Mink, American | Mustela vison |
| Newt, Alpine | Triturus alpestris |
| [F4Newt, Italian Crested] | [F4Triturus carnifex] |
| [F7Owl, Barn] | [F7Tyto alba] |
| [F2Owl, Eagle] | [F2Bubo bubo] |
| [F2Oyster Drill, American] | [F2Urosalpinx cinerea] |
| [F2Parakeet, Monk] | [F2Myiopsitta monachus] |
| Parakeet, Ring-necked | Psittacula krameri |
| Partridge, Chukar | Alectoris chukar |
| Partridge, Rock | Alectoris graeca |
| Pheasant, Golden | Chrysolophus pictus |
| Pheasant, Lady Amherst’s | Chrysolophus amherstiae |
| Pheasant, Reeves’ | Syrmaticus reevesii |
| Pheasant, Silver | Lophura nycthemera |
| [F2Pochard, Red-crested] | [F2Netta rufina] |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| Pumpkinseed (otherwise known as Sun-fish or Pond-perch) | Lepomis gibbosus |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| Rat, Black | Rattus rattus |
| [F2Shelduck, Ruddy] | [F2Tadorna ferruginea] |
| [F4Snake, Aesculapian] | [F4Elaphe longissima] |
| Squirrel, Grey | Sciurus carolinensis |
| [F2Swan, Black] | [F2Cygnus atratus.] |
| Terrapin, European Pond | Emys orbicularis |
| Toad, African Clawed | Xenopus laevis |
| Toad, Midwife | Alytes obstetricans |
| Toad, Yellow-bellied | Bombina variegata |
| Wallaby, Red-necked | Macropus rufogriseus |
| Wels (otherwise known as European catfish) | Silurus glanis |
| Zander | Stizostedion lucioperca |
Textual Amendments
F2 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 added (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(2)
F3 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. 1 removed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(3)
F4 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 2.
F5 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (5.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/226, art. 2
F6 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (28.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1002, art. 2
F7 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (25.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2674, art. 2.
Part IIE+W+S Plants
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| [F8Alexanders, Perfoliate] | [F8Smyrnium perfoliatum] |
| [F8Algae, Red] | [F8Grateloupia luxurians] |
| [F8Archangel, Variegated Yellow] | [F8Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum] |
| [F8Azalea, Yellow] | [F8Rhododendron luteum] |
| [F8Balsam, Himalayan] | [F8Impatiens glandulifera] |
| [F8Cotoneaster] | [F8Cotoneaster horizontalis] |
| [F8Cotoneaster, Entire-leaved] | [F8Cotoneaster integrifolius] |
| [F8Cotoneaster, Himalayan] | [F8Cotoneaster simonsii] |
| [F8Cotoneaster, Hollyberry] | [F8Cotoneaster bullatus] |
| [F8Cotoneaster, Small-leaved] | [F8Cotoneaster microphyllus] |
| [F8Creeper, False Virginia] | [F8Parthenocissus inserta] |
| [F8Creeper, Virginia] | [F8Parthenocissus quinquefolia] |
| [F8Dewplant, Purple] | [F8Disphyma crassifolium] |
| [F8Fanwort] | [F8Cabomba caroliniana] |
| [F8Fern, Water] | [F8Azolla filiculoides] |
| [F8Fig, Hottentot] | [F8Carpobrotus edulis] |
| [F8Garlic, Three-cornered] | [F8Allium triquetrum] |
| Hogweed, Giant | Heracleum mantegazzianum |
| [F8Hyacinth, water] | [F8Eichhornia crassipes] |
| [F9Kelp, Giant] | [F9Macrocystis angustifolia] |
| [F9Kelp, Giant] | [F9Macrocystis integrifolia] |
| [F9Kelp, Giant] | [F9Macrocystis laevis] |
| Kelp, Giant | Macrocystis pyrifera |
| [F9Kelp, Japanese] | [F9Laminaria japonica] |
| [F8Knotweed, Giant] | [F8Fallopia sachalinensis] |
| [F8Knotweed, Hybrid] | [F8Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis |
| [F8Knotweed, Japanese] | [F8Fallopia japonica] |
| [F10Knotweed, Japanese] | [F10Polygonum cuspidatum] |
| [F8Leek, Few-flowered] | [F8Allium paradoxum] |
| [F8Lettuce, water] | [F8Pistia stratiotes] |
| [F8Montbretia] | [F8Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora] |
| [F8Parrot's-feather] | [F8Myriophyllum aquaticum] |
| [F8Pennywort, Floating] | [F8Hydrocotyle ranunculoides] |
| [F8Potato, Duck] | [F8Sagittaria latifolia] |
| [F8Primrose, Floating Water] | [F8Ludwigia peploides] |
| [F8Primrose, Water] | [F8Ludwigia grandiflora] |
| [F8Primrose, Water] | [F8Ludwigia uruguayensis] |
| [F8Rhododendron] | [F8Rhododendron ponticum] |
| [F8Rhododendron] | [F8Rhododendron ponticum x Rhododendron maximum] |
| [F8Rhubarb, Giant] | [F8Gunnera tinctoria] |
| [F8Rose, Japanese] | [F8Rosa rugosa] |
| [F8Salvinia, Giant] | [F8Salvinia molesta] |
| [F8Seafingers, Green] | [F8Codium fragile] |
| [F10Seafingers, Green] | [F10Codium fragile tomentosoides] |
| [F9Seaweed, Californian Red] | [F9Pikea californica] |
| [F9Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] | [F9Asparagopsis armata] |
| Seaweed, Japanese | Sargassum muticum |
| [F9Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] | [F9Porphyra spp except -] |
| [F9p. amethystea] | |
| [F9p. leucosticta] | |
| [F9p. linearis] | |
| [F9p. miniata] | |
| [F9p. purpurea] | |
| [F9p. umbilicalis] | |
| [F8Stonecrop, Australian Swamp (otherwise known as New Zealand Pygmyweed)] | [F8Crassula helmsii] |
| [F9Wakame] | [F9Undaria pinnatifida] |
| [F8Waterweed, Curly] | [F8Lagarosiphon major] |
| [F8Waterweeds] | [F8All species of the genus Elodea.] |
Textual Amendments
F8 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(4)
F9 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3
F10 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. II removed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(5)
Note. The common name or names given in the first column 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.]]
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