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SCHEDULES
Section 2.
SCHEDULE 1Close 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 2Prohibited firearms and ammunition
Firearms
1Any smooth-bore gun.
2Any rifle having a calibre of less than .240 inches or a muzzle energy of less than 2,305 joules (1,700 foot pounds).
3Any air gun, air rifle or air pistol.
Ammunition
4Any cartridge for use in a smooth-bore gun.
5Any bullet for use in a rifle other than a soft-nosed or hollow-nosed bullet.
Section 11.
SCHEDULE 3
Section 17.
SCHEDULE 4Enactments repealed
Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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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:—
1973
The Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973
1977
The Roe Deer (Close Seasons) Act 1977
1978
The Interpretation Act 1978
1981
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
The Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982
The Criminal Justice Act 1982
1984
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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 |
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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 | — |
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