(1)Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (animals and plants to which section 14 of that Act applies) is amended as follows.
(2)In the heading to Part I, at the beginning insert “ NON-NATIVE ”.
(3)In Part I, omit the entries relating to the wild boar, capercaillie, chough, corncrake, common crane, white-tailed eagle, goshawk, red kite and barn owl.
(4)After Part I insert—
NOTE. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.” | |
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus |
| Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Corncrake | Crex crex |
| Crane, Common | Grus grus |
| Eagle, White-tailed | Haliaetus albicilla |
| Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Kite, Red | Milvus milvus |
| Owl, Barn | Tyto alba. |
(5)After Part IA (as inserted by subsection (4) above) insert—
NOTE. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.” | |
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Beaver, Eurasian (but not in relation to Wales) | Castor fiber |
| Boar, Wild | Sus Scrofa. |
Commencement Information
I1S. 24 in force at 5.3.2015 for E. by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(b)
I2S. 24 in force at 12.4.2015 for W. by S.I. 2015/990, reg. 2