5 Prevention of damage to natural heritage.

After section 6 of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following section—

6AA Application of section 6 in relation to natural heritage.

Section 6 of this Act shall apply in relation to the natural heritage as it applies to woodland, where the Commission are satisfied that deer are causing serious damage to the natural heritage—

a

on enclosed land; or

b

on unenclosed land, but only if the Commission are also satisfied that the damage is being caused by reason of the presence on the land in question of a significantly higher density of deer population than is usual in all the circumstances.