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Sections 14 and 22.
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F1Sch. 9 repealed (S.) (2.7.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 17(8), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 2(1)(c)
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 9 Pt. I heading inserted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(2), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
Common name | Scientific name |
---|---|
Bass, Large-mouthed Black | Micropterus salmoides |
Bass, Rock | Ambloplites rupestris |
Bitterling | Rhodeus sericeus |
[F3[F4Boar, Wild]] | [F3[F4Sus scrofa]] |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
[F4Capercaillie] | [F4Tetrao urogallus] |
[F3[F4Chough]] | [F3[F4Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax]] |
[F3[F4Corncrake]] | [F3[F4Crex crex]] |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
[F3Crab, Chinese Mitten] | [F3Eriocheir sinensis] |
[F6Crayfish, Noble] | [F6Astacus astacus] |
[F3[F4Crane, Common]] | [F3[F4Grus grus]] |
[F3Crayfish, Red Swamp] | [F3Procambarus clarkii] |
[F6Crayfish, Signal] | [F6Pacifastacus leniusculus] |
[F3Crayfish, Spiny-cheek] | [F3Orconectes limosus] |
[F6Crayfish, Turkish] | [F6Astacus leptodactylus] |
[F3Deer, Chinese Water] | [F3Hydropotes inermis] |
[F7Deer, Muntjac] | [F7Muntiacus reevesi] |
[F6Deer, Sika] | [F6Cervus nippon] |
[F8 Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika Deer] | [F8 Any hybrid of Cervus nippon] |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
Dormouse, Fat | Glis glis |
Duck, Carolina Wood | Aix sponsa |
Duck, Mandarin | Aix galericulata |
Duck, Ruddy | Oxyura jamaicensis |
[F4Eagle, White-tailed] | [F4Haliaetus albicilla] |
[F3Flatworm] | [F3Kontikia andersoni] |
[F3Flatworm] | [F3Kontikia ventrolineata] |
[F3Flatworm, Australian] | [F3Australoplana sanguinea] |
[F6Flatworm, New Zealand] | [F6Artiposthia triangulata] |
Frog, Edible | Rana esculenta |
Frog, European Tree (otherwise known as Common tree frog) | Hyla arborea |
Frog, Marsh | Rana ridibunda |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
[F3Goose, Bar-headed] | [F3Anser indicus] |
[F3Goose, Barnacle] | [F3Branta leucopsis] |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis |
Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiacus |
[F3Goose, Emperor] | [F3Anser canagicus] |
[F3Goose, Snow] | [F3Anser caerulescens] |
[F3[F4Goshawk]] | [F3[F4Accipiter gentilis]] |
Heron, Night | Nycticorax nycticorax |
[F3[F4Kite, Red]] | [F3[F4Milvus milvus]] |
[F3Limpet, Slipper] | [F3Crepidula fornicata] |
Lizard, Common Wall | Podarcis muralis |
Marmot, Prairie (otherwise known as Prairie dog) | Cynomys |
Mink, American | Mustela vison |
Newt, Alpine | Triturus alpestris |
[F6Newt, Italian Crested] | [F6Triturus carnifex] |
[F9[F4Owl, Barn]] | [F9[F4Tyto alba]] |
[F3Owl, Eagle] | [F3Bubo bubo] |
[F3Oyster Drill, American] | [F3Urosalpinx cinerea] |
[F3Parakeet, Monk] | [F3Myiopsitta 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 |
[F3Pochard, Red-crested] | [F3Netta rufina] |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
Pumpkinseed (otherwise known as Sun-fish or Pond-perch) | Lepomis gibbosus |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
Rat, Black | Rattus rattus |
[F3Shelduck, Ruddy] | [F3Tadorna ferruginea] |
[F6Snake, Aesculapian] | [F6Elaphe longissima] |
Squirrel, Grey | Sciurus carolinensis |
[F3Swan, Black] | [F3Cygnus 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
F3 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)
F4Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I omitted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by virtue of Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
F5 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)
F6 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 2.
F7 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (5.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/226, art. 2
F8 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (28.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1002, art. 2
F9 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (25.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2674, art. 2.
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 9 Pt. 1A inserted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(4), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
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.] | |
Common name | Scientific name |
---|---|
Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus |
Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
Corncrake | Crex crex |
Crane, Common | Grus grus |
Eagle, White-tailed | Haliaetus albicilla |
Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
Kite, Red | Milvus milvus |
Owl, Barn | Tyto alba. |
Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 9 Pt. 1B inserted (E.W.) (5.3.2015 for E.) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 24(5), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
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.] | |
Common name | Scientific name |
---|---|
Beaver, Eurasian [F12(but not in relation to Wales)] | Castor fiber |
Boar, Wild | Sus Scrofa. |
Textual Amendments
F12Words in Sch. 9 Pt. 1B omitted (W.) (11.5.2015) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1180), arts. 1(2), 2
Common name | Scientific name |
---|---|
[F13Alexanders, Perfoliate] | [F13Smyrnium perfoliatum] |
[F13Algae, Red] | [F13Grateloupia luxurians] |
[F13Archangel, Variegated Yellow] | [F13Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum] |
[F13Azalea, Yellow] | [F13Rhododendron luteum] |
[F13Balsam, Himalayan] | [F13Impatiens glandulifera] |
[F13Cotoneaster] | [F13Cotoneaster horizontalis] |
[F13Cotoneaster, Entire-leaved] | [F13Cotoneaster integrifolius] |
[F13Cotoneaster, Himalayan] | [F13Cotoneaster simonsii] |
[F13Cotoneaster, Hollyberry] | [F13Cotoneaster bullatus] |
[F13Cotoneaster, Small-leaved] | [F13Cotoneaster microphyllus] |
[F13Creeper, False Virginia] | [F13Parthenocissus inserta] |
[F13Creeper, Virginia] | [F13Parthenocissus quinquefolia] |
[F13Dewplant, Purple] | [F13Disphyma crassifolium] |
[F13Fanwort] | [F13Cabomba caroliniana] |
[F13Fern, Water] | [F13Azolla filiculoides] |
[F13Fig, Hottentot] | [F13Carpobrotus edulis] |
[F13Garlic, Three-cornered] | [F13Allium triquetrum] |
Hogweed, Giant | Heracleum mantegazzianum |
[F13Hyacinth, water] | [F13Eichhornia crassipes] |
[F14Kelp, Giant] | [F14Macrocystis angustifolia] |
[F14Kelp, Giant] | [F14Macrocystis integrifolia] |
[F14Kelp, Giant] | [F14Macrocystis laevis] |
Kelp, Giant | Macrocystis pyrifera |
[F14Kelp, Japanese] | [F14Laminaria japonica] |
[F13Knotweed, Giant] | [F13Fallopia sachalinensis] |
[F13Knotweed, Hybrid] | [F13Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis |
[F13Knotweed, Japanese] | [F13Fallopia japonica] |
[F15Knotweed, Japanese] | [F15Polygonum cuspidatum] |
[F13Leek, Few-flowered] | [F13Allium paradoxum] |
[F13Lettuce, water] | [F13Pistia stratiotes] |
[F13Montbretia] | [F13Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora] |
[F13Parrot's-feather] | [F13Myriophyllum aquaticum] |
[F13Pennywort, Floating] | [F13Hydrocotyle ranunculoides] |
[F13Potato, Duck] | [F13Sagittaria latifolia] |
[F13Primrose, Floating Water] | [F13Ludwigia peploides] |
[F13Primrose, Water] | [F13Ludwigia grandiflora] |
[F13Primrose, Water] | [F13Ludwigia uruguayensis] |
[F13Rhododendron] | [F13Rhododendron ponticum] |
[F13Rhododendron] | [F13Rhododendron ponticum x Rhododendron maximum] |
[F13Rhubarb, Giant] | [F13Gunnera tinctoria] |
[F13Rose, Japanese] | [F13Rosa rugosa] |
[F13Salvinia, Giant] | [F13Salvinia molesta] |
[F13Seafingers, Green] | [F13Codium fragile] |
[F15Seafingers, Green] | [F15Codium fragile tomentosoides] |
[F14Seaweed, Californian Red] | [F14Pikea californica] |
[F14Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] | [F14Asparagopsis armata] |
Seaweed, Japanese | Sargassum muticum |
[F14Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] | [F14Porphyra spp except -] |
[F14p. amethystea] | |
[F14p. leucosticta] | |
[F14p. linearis] | |
[F14p. miniata] | |
[F14p. purpurea] | |
[F14p. umbilicalis] | |
[F13Stonecrop, Australian Swamp (otherwise known as New Zealand Pygmyweed)] | [F13Crassula helmsii] |
[F14Wakame] | [F14Undaria pinnatifida] |
[F13Waterweed, Curly] | [F13Lagarosiphon major] |
[F13Waterweeds] | [F13All species of the genus Elodea.] |
Textual Amendments
F13 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)
F14 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3
F15 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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