Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Cross Heading: What an order must do is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9A inserted (E.W.) (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 23(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/990, reg. 2
11(1)A species control order under paragraph 10(2)(a) or (b) (failure to comply with or enter into agreement) must contain provision—E+W
(a)requiring the owner specified in that paragraph to carry out species control operations, or
(b)stating that the environmental authority proposes to carry out species control operations,
or both.
(2)A species control order under paragraph 10(2)(c) (emergency) must contain provision—
(a)requiring any owner of the premises specified in the order to carry out species control operations, or
(b)stating that the environmental authority proposes to carry out species control operations,
or both.
(3)A species control order under paragraph 10(2)(d) (no identifiable owner) must contain provision stating that the environmental authority proposes to carry out species control operations.
12(1)A species control order must—E+W
(a)specify the species to which the order relates,
(b)specify the species control operations to be carried out,
(c)specify the time by which the species control operations must be carried out or (as the case may be) the time by which they are proposed to be carried out by the authority, and
(d)if appropriate, include a map of the premises to which the order relates.
(2)Unless it is made under paragraph 10(2)(c) (emergency), a species control order—
(a)may not require an owner of premises to carry out species control operations, or provide for an environmental authority to carry out species control operations, before the end of the period in which an appeal may be made (as to appeals, see paragraph 16), and
(b)must provide that if an appeal is made within that period, the owner need not carry out the operations, or the environmental authority shall not carry out the operations, before the appeal is withdrawn or finally determined.]
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