Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (repealed 18.11.1996)

Part I Conservation and Control of Red Deer

1 Constitution and general functions of Red Deer Commission.

2 Appointment of panels.

3 Duty of Commission to advise Secretary of State.

4 Particular powers of the Commission.

5 Returns of numbers of deer killed.

6 Power of Commission to deal with marauding deer.

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

6A Further power of Commission to deal with marauding deer.

7 Control agreements and control schemes.

8 Contents of control schemes.

9 Liability of owners or occupiers under control schemes.

10 Enforcement of control schemes.

11 Recovery of expenses incurred under section 10.

12 Power of Commission to provide services and equipment.

13 Deer killed under authority of Commission.

14 Persons acting under this Part of this Act not required to obtain game licences.

15 Entry on land.

16 Service of notices.

17 Offences in relation to execution of this Part of this Act.

18 Financial provisions.

19 Saving of right to compensation for damage by red deer.

20 Interpretation of Part I.

Part II Close Seasons

21 Close seasons.

Part III Prevention of Illegal Taking and Killing of Deer

22 Prohibition of poaching.

23 Unlawful taking or killing of deer.

23A Firearms and ammunition.

24 Unlawful taking or killing of deer by two or more persons acting together.

25 Illegal possession of deer or firearms.

25AA Power of court in trial in one offence to convict of another.

PART iiiaLicensing of Dealing in Venison

25A Licences to deal in venison.

25C Reciprocal provisions.

25E Transitional provision.

25F Interpretation of Part IIIA.

Part IV Enforcement and Procedure

26 Attempts to commit offences.

27 Powers of search and seizure.

28 Apprehension of offenders.

28A Cancellation of firearms licences.

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30 Disposal of deer seized under the Act.

31 Offences by bodies corporate.

32 Interpretation of Parts III and IV.

33 Exemptions for certain acts.

33A Authorisation by Commission of certain acts.

33B Information to be supplied to owner of certain land.

34 Application of Act to the Crown.

34A Farmed deer.

35 Orders, regulations, etc.

35A Interpretation.

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37 Short title, extent and commencement.

FIRST SCHEDULE Provisions as to the Red Deer Commission

Constitution of the Commission

1The Commission shall be a body corporate and shall have...

2Every member of the Commission shall hold and vacate office...

2AIf the Secretary of State is satisfied that the chairman...

2BWhere a person ceases to be a member of the...

2CThe Secretary of State may make such provision, if any,...

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4The Secretary of State— (a) shall pay to—

5The Commission may pay to the members of any panel...

Meetings and Proceedings of the Commission

6The quorum of the Commission shall be five or such...

7The proceedings of the Commission shall not be invalidated by...

8If at any meeting of the Commission the votes are...

9Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the Commission...

Office, Officers and Servants

10The Commission shall have an office at which communications and...

11The Secretary of State may provide the services of such...

Instruments executed or issued by the Commission

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SECOND SCHEDULE Provisions as to control schemes

Procedure for making control schemes

1Where the Commission decide to make a control scheme they...

2If no objection is duly made under the last foregoing...

3If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

4The control scheme shall not be confirmed with any modification...

Procedure for varying or revoking control schemes

5On the application of the Commission, the Secretary of State...

6Before making any such variation or revocation the Secretary of...

7If no objection is duly made under the foregoing paragraph...

8If any objection duly made as aforesaid is not withdrawn,...

9A variation of a control scheme shall not be made...

General Procedural Provisions

10Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 3 or 8 of this Schedule,...

11The provisions of subsections (2) to (8) of section 210...

Provisions as to the validity of control schemes and of variations or revocations of such schemes

12On confirming a control scheme or on varying or revoking...

13If any person aggrieved by a control scheme or by...

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Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 F1(repealed 18.11.1996)

1959 c. 40

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1

Act repealed (18.11.1996) by 1996 c. 58, s. 48(2)(6), Sch. 5 (with s. 43(1))