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Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991

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5(1)Section 9 of the Badgers Act 1973 (power to grant licences) shall be amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2) for the words “the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland” there shall be substituted the words “Scottish Natural Heritage”.

(3)After subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(4A)The Secretary of State shall consult from time to time with Scottish Natural Heritage as to the exercise of his functions under subsection (1)(e) above; and he shall not grant a licence of any description unless he has been advised by Scottish Natural Heritage as to the circumstances in which, in its opinion, licences of that description should be granted.

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