Deer Act 1991

SCHEDULES

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1 Close seasons

RED DEER [Cervus elaphus]

Stags	1st May to 31st July inclusive.
Hinds	1st March to 31st October inclusive.

FALLOW DEER [Dama dama]

Buck	1st May to 31st July inclusive.
Doe	1st March to 31st October inclusive.

ROE DEER [Capreolus capreolus]

Buck	1st November to 31st March inclusive.
Doe	1st March to 31st October inclusive.

SIKA DEER [Cervus nippon]

Stags	1st May to 31st July inclusive.
Hinds	1st March to 31st October inclusive.

Section 4.

SCHEDULE 2 Prohibited firearms and ammunition

Firearms

1 Any smooth-bore gun.

2 Any rifle having a calibre of less than .240 inches or a muzzle energy of less than 2,305 joules (1,700 foot pounds).

3 Any air gun, air rifle or air pistol.

Ammunition

4 Any cartridge for use in a smooth-bore gun.

5 Any bullet for use in a rifle other than a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed bullet.

Section 11.

SCHEDULE 3

FORM OF RECORD TO BE KEPT BY LICENSED GAME DEALERS

Section 17.

SCHEDULE 4 Enactments repealed

Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1963 c. 36.	The Deer Act 1963.	The whole Act.
1973 c. 54.	The Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 5.
1977 c. 4.	The Roe Deer (Close Seasons) Act 1977.	The whole Act.
1980 c. 49.	The Deer Act 1980.	The whole Act.
1981 c. 69.	The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.	In Schedule 7, paragraphs 4 to 6.
1982 c. 19.	The Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982.	In Schedule 2, paragraph 4.
1984 c. 60.	The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.	In Schedule 6, paragraphs 13 and 23.
1987 c. 28.	The Deer Act 1987.	The whole Act.
1990 c. 43.	The Environmental Protection Act 1990.	In Schedule 9, paragraph 3.

TABLE OF DERIVATIONS

Note:

The following abbreviations are used in this Table:—

1963

The Deer Act 1963

1973

The Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973

1977

The Roe Deer (Close Seasons) Act 1977

1978

The Interpretation Act 1978

1980

The Deer Act 1980

1981

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

1982 c. 19

The Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982

1982 c. 48

The Criminal Justice Act 1982

1984

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

1987

The Deer Act 1987

1990

The Environmental Protection Act 1990

R (followed by a number)

The recommendation set out in the paragraph of that number in the Appendix to the Report of the Law Commission on the consultation (Cm. 1476).

Provision	Derivation
1(1) – 4	1980 s. 1(1) – (4)
(5)	1980 s. 1(7)
2(1), (2)	1963 s. 1(1), (4); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(2); R.1.
(3)	1963 s. 10(2A); 1987 s. 1.
(4)	1963 s. 1(2), s. 12(2).
(5)	1963 s. 1(3).
3	1963 s. 2; R.1.
4(1), (2)	1963 s. 3(1); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(2).
(3)	1963 s. 3(4).
(4), (5)	1963 s. 3(2), (3).
5	1963 s. 4; R.2.
6(1)	1963 s. 10(2).
(2), (3)	1963 s. 10(1).
(4), (5)	1963 s. 10(3), (4); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 4.
7(1) – (3)	1963 s. 10A(1) – (3); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(1); R.3.
(4)	1963 s. 10A(6) (part); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(1).
(5)	1963 s. 10A(4), s. 12(2); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(1); R.4.
(6)	1963 s. 10A(5); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(1).
(7)	1963 s. 10A(6) (part); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(1).
8(1) – (2)	1963 s. 11(1), (3); 1973 Sch. 1 para. 5; 1990 Sch. 9 para. 3.
(4), (5)	1963 s. 11(2), (3); 1973 Sch. 1 para. 5; 1990 Sch. 9 para. 3.
9(1)	1963 s. 6(1); 1980 s. 1(5), Sch. 2; 1982 c. 48 s. 46.
(2)	1963 s. 6(2); 1980 s. 1(6), Sch. 2.
10(1)	1980 s. 2(1); 1982 c. 48 s. 46.
(2)	1980 s. 2(3).
(3), (4)	1980 s. 2(2); 1982 c. 48 s. 46.
(5)	1980 s. 2(4).
11(1)	1980 s. 3(1).
(2)	1980 s. 3(3) (part).
(3)	1980 s. 3(3); 1982 c. 19 Sch. 2 para. 4; R.5.
(4) – (7)	1980 s. 3(4) – (7); R.1.
(8)	1980 s. 3(8); 1982 c. 48 s. 46.
(9)	1980 s. 3(9), s. 2(4).
12(1)	1963 s. 5(1); 1980 s. 4(1), Sch. 2; 1984 Sch. 7 Part I.
(2)	1963 s. 5(2); 1980 s. 4(2), Sch. 2; 1984 Sch. 6 paras 13, 23.
(3)	1963 s. 5(3); 1980 s. 4(3), Sch. 2.
13(1)	1963 s. 6(3); 1980 s. 5(1)(a), (b), Sch. 2.
(2)	1980 s. 5(1)(c), (d).
(3)	1980 s. 5(2); 1982 c. 48 s. 46.
14	1980 s. 6; R.6.
15(1), (2)	1963 s. 12(1), (1A); 1980 s. 3(2) (part); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(3).
(3)	1963 s. 12(1B); 1981 Sch. 7 para. 5(3).
16	1963 s. 9; 1978 s. 17(2)(a); 1980 s. 8; R.7.
17	—
18(1)	—
(2)	1963 s. 13(2); 1980 s. 9(3), 1987 s. 2(3).
(3)	—
Sch. 1	1963 Sch. 1; 1977 s. 1.
Sch. 2	1963 Sch. 2; 1981 Sch. 17 Part II; R.3.
Sch. 3	1980 Sch. 1.
Sch. 4	—