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A person is not guilty of an offence under this Act by reason only of—
(a)taking or attempting to take a badger which has been disabled otherwise than by his [F1unlawful] act and is taken or to be taken solely for the purpose of tending it [F2and releasing it when no longer disabled];
(b)killing or attempting to kill a badger which [F3appears to be so seriously injured or in such a condition that to kill it would be an act of mercy] [F3has been so seriously disabled otherwise than by his unlawful act that there was no reasonable chance of it recovering];
(c)unavoidably killing or injuring a badger as an incidental result of a lawful action;
(d)doing anything which is authorised under the M1Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in S. 6(a) inserted (S.) (1.10.2004) by Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6), s. 59(2), Sch. 6 para. 26(4)(a)(i); S.S.I. 2004/407, art. 2(b)
F2Words in S. 6(a) inserted (S.) (1.10.2004) by Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6), s. 59(2), Sch. 6 para. 26(4)(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2004/407, art. 2(b)
F3Words in S. 6(b) substituted (S.) (1.10.2004) by Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6), s. 59(2), Sch. 6 para. 26(4)(b); S.S.I. 2004/407, art. 2(b)
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