1992 No. 320
WILDLIFE

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order1992

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Secretary of State—

having given any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;

having consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body he considered was best able to advise him as to whether the order should be made;

in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.

This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 17th March 1992.

Variation of Schedule 9

2.

The following animals are added to Part I of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981—

Common name

Scientific name

Crayfish, Noble

Astacus astacus

Crayfish, Signal

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Crayfish, Turkish

Astacus leptodactylus

Deer, Sika

Cervus nippon

Flatworm, New Zealand

Artiposthia triangulata

Newt, Italian Crested

Triturus carnifex

Snake, Aesculapian

Elaphe longissima

3.

The following plants are added to Part II of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981—

Common name

Scientific name

Kelp, Giant

Macrocystis angustifolia

Kelp, Giant

Macrocystis integrifolia

Kelp, Giant

Macrocystis laevis

Kelp, Japanese

Laminaria japonica

Seafingers, Green

Codium fragile tomentosoides

Seaweed, Californian Red

Pikea californica

Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus

Asparagopsis armata

Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)

Porphyra spp except—

p. amethystea

p. leucosticta

p. linearis

p. miniata

p. purpurea

p. umbilicalis

Wakame

Undaria pinnatifida.

Michael Heseltine
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which lists species of animals which may not be released or allowed to escape into the wild and species of plants which may not be planted or otherwise caused to grow in the wild.

Article 2 adds seven species of animal to Part I of Schedule 9 to the Act and Article 3 adds eight species of plant and one group of species of plant to Part II of that Schedule.