2021 No. 548
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State has, in accordance with the requirements of section 26(4)(a) that Act, 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. The Secretary of State has also, in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of the Act, consulted with Natural England, being the advisory body he considered was best able to advise him as to whether this Order should be made.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021 and comes into force on 31st May 2021.
2
This Order extends to England and Wales.
Variation of Schedule 92
1
Schedule 9 (animals and plants to which section 14 applies)2 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is varied as follows.
2
In Part 1 (non-native animals which are established in the wild), after the entry for “Zander” insert—
With respect to any area in England which on 31st May 2021—
- i
Partridge, Red-legged
- ii
Pheasant, Common
- i
Alectoris rufa
- ii
Phasianus colchicus
Review3
1
Before 30th May 2024, the Secretary of State must—
a
carry out a review of the effectiveness of the variation of Schedule 9 made by this Order;
b
set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
c
publish the report.
2
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by this Order;
b
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
c
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved in a less burdensome way.
Expiry4
This Order expires on 30th May 2025.
(This note is not part of the Order)