The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 No. 206

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 No. 206

This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2012/174 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 206

Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Made

21st June 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

25th June 2012

Coming into force

2nd July 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 14(1)(a)(ii), (2D)(a) and (e) and 14ZC(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.

(2) In this Order, "the 1981 Act" means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012

2.-(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012(3) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In articles 2 and 3, for "Latin" substitute "Scientific".

(3) For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, substitute Parts 1 and 2 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

21st June 2012

Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE

"PART 1Types of animals specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

Extent

Column (3)

DeerAll species of the genus CervusOuter Hebrides and the islands of Arran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum

PART 2Types of invasive animals specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

AspAspius aspius
Barbelspecies of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus)
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax)Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilis
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus/Rhodeus amarus
Blacknose daceRhinichthys atratulus
BlageonTelestes souffia
Blue breamBallerus ballerus
Blue suckerCycleptus elongatus
BurbotLota lota
Catfishspecies of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus
Charrspecies of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus)
Chinese black or snail-eating carpMylopharyngodon piceus
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker)Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Common white suckerCatostomus commersonii
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Crayfishfreshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes)
Danubian bleakAlburnus chalcoides
Danubian salmon & Taimenspecies of the genus Hucho
Eastern mudminnowUmbra pygmaea
European mudminnowUmbra krameri
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds)Pimephales promelas
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chubZacco platypus
Grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
Grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
Landlocked salmonnon anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar
Marbled troutSalmo marmoratus
MinkMustela vison
MuntjacSpecies of genus Muntiacus
MuskratOndatra zibethica
NaseChondrostoma nasus
Northern redbelly daceChrosomus eos
Pacific salmon and troutspecies of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss
Paddlefishspecies of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
Perchspecies of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis)
Pikespecies of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius)
PikeperchSander lucioperca
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit)species of the genera Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus
Red shinerCyprinella lutrensis
RuffeGymnocephalus cernua
SchneiderAlburnoides bipunctatus
Silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snakeheadspecies of the genus Channa
Southern redbelly daceChrosomus erythrogaster
Sturgeon or sterletspecies of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnowLeucaspius delineatus
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills)species of the genus Lepomis
Topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva
Toxostome (or French nase)Parachondrostoma toxostoma
VimbaVimba vimba
WeatherfishMisgurnus fossilis
Whitefishspecies of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula)"

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 ("the 2012 Order") which makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act") as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.

Article 2(2) of this Order amends articles 2 and 3 of the 2012 Order so as to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

Article 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, this Order substitutes new Parts 1 and 2 into Schedule 1 to the 2012 Order. The newly substituted Part 1 amends the entry in relation to Deer so as to correctly refer to the island of Arran. In the newly substituted Part 2, a number of the entries in the table have been amended so as to correctly refer to the current nomenclature for these species. The headings in column (2) of the table in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 have also been amended to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

(1)

1981 c.69. Sections 14(1) and (2D) and section 14B(1), (2) and (4) were substituted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) ("the 2011 Act"), section 14(2) and (5) respectively; and section 14ZC was inserted by the 2011 Act, section 14(3).

(2)

Section 26(4A) was inserted by section 17(6) of the 2011 Act.

(3)

S.S.I. 2012/174.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 No. 206

This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2012/174 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 206

Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Made

21st June 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

25th June 2012

Coming into force

2nd July 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 14(1)(a)(ii), (2D)(a) and (e) and 14ZC(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.

(2) In this Order, "the 1981 Act" means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012

2.-(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012(3) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In articles 2 and 3, for "Latin" substitute "Scientific".

(3) For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, substitute Parts 1 and 2 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

21st June 2012

Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE

"PART 1Types of animals specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

Extent

Column (3)

DeerAll species of the genus CervusOuter Hebrides and the islands of Arran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum

PART 2Types of invasive animals specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

AspAspius aspius
Barbelspecies of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus)
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax)Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilis
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus/Rhodeus amarus
Blacknose daceRhinichthys atratulus
BlageonTelestes souffia
Blue breamBallerus ballerus
Blue suckerCycleptus elongatus
BurbotLota lota
Catfishspecies of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus
Charrspecies of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus)
Chinese black or snail-eating carpMylopharyngodon piceus
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker)Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Common white suckerCatostomus commersonii
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Crayfishfreshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes)
Danubian bleakAlburnus chalcoides
Danubian salmon & Taimenspecies of the genus Hucho
Eastern mudminnowUmbra pygmaea
European mudminnowUmbra krameri
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds)Pimephales promelas
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chubZacco platypus
Grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
Grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
Landlocked salmonnon anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar
Marbled troutSalmo marmoratus
MinkMustela vison
MuntjacSpecies of genus Muntiacus
MuskratOndatra zibethica
NaseChondrostoma nasus
Northern redbelly daceChrosomus eos
Pacific salmon and troutspecies of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss
Paddlefishspecies of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
Perchspecies of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis)
Pikespecies of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius)
PikeperchSander lucioperca
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit)species of the genera Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus
Red shinerCyprinella lutrensis
RuffeGymnocephalus cernua
SchneiderAlburnoides bipunctatus
Silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snakeheadspecies of the genus Channa
Southern redbelly daceChrosomus erythrogaster
Sturgeon or sterletspecies of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnowLeucaspius delineatus
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills)species of the genus Lepomis
Topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva
Toxostome (or French nase)Parachondrostoma toxostoma
VimbaVimba vimba
WeatherfishMisgurnus fossilis
Whitefishspecies of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula)"

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 ("the 2012 Order") which makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act") as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.

Article 2(2) of this Order amends articles 2 and 3 of the 2012 Order so as to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

Article 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, this Order substitutes new Parts 1 and 2 into Schedule 1 to the 2012 Order. The newly substituted Part 1 amends the entry in relation to Deer so as to correctly refer to the island of Arran. In the newly substituted Part 2, a number of the entries in the table have been amended so as to correctly refer to the current nomenclature for these species. The headings in column (2) of the table in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 have also been amended to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

(1)

1981 c.69. Sections 14(1) and (2D) and section 14B(1), (2) and (4) were substituted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) ("the 2011 Act"), section 14(2) and (5) respectively; and section 14ZC was inserted by the 2011 Act, section 14(3).

(2)

Section 26(4A) was inserted by section 17(6) of the 2011 Act.

(3)

S.S.I. 2012/174.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 No. 206

This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2012/174 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 206

Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Made

21st June 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

25th June 2012

Coming into force

2nd July 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 14(1)(a)(ii), (2D)(a) and (e) and 14ZC(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.

(2) In this Order, "the 1981 Act" means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012

2.-(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012(3) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In articles 2 and 3, for "Latin" substitute "Scientific".

(3) For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, substitute Parts 1 and 2 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

21st June 2012

Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE

"PART 1Types of animals specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

Extent

Column (3)

DeerAll species of the genus CervusOuter Hebrides and the islands of Arran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum

PART 2Types of invasive animals specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

AspAspius aspius
Barbelspecies of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus)
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax)Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilis
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus/Rhodeus amarus
Blacknose daceRhinichthys atratulus
BlageonTelestes souffia
Blue breamBallerus ballerus
Blue suckerCycleptus elongatus
BurbotLota lota
Catfishspecies of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus
Charrspecies of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus)
Chinese black or snail-eating carpMylopharyngodon piceus
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker)Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Common white suckerCatostomus commersonii
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Crayfishfreshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes)
Danubian bleakAlburnus chalcoides
Danubian salmon & Taimenspecies of the genus Hucho
Eastern mudminnowUmbra pygmaea
European mudminnowUmbra krameri
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds)Pimephales promelas
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chubZacco platypus
Grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
Grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
Landlocked salmonnon anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar
Marbled troutSalmo marmoratus
MinkMustela vison
MuntjacSpecies of genus Muntiacus
MuskratOndatra zibethica
NaseChondrostoma nasus
Northern redbelly daceChrosomus eos
Pacific salmon and troutspecies of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss
Paddlefishspecies of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
Perchspecies of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis)
Pikespecies of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius)
PikeperchSander lucioperca
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit)species of the genera Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus
Red shinerCyprinella lutrensis
RuffeGymnocephalus cernua
SchneiderAlburnoides bipunctatus
Silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snakeheadspecies of the genus Channa
Southern redbelly daceChrosomus erythrogaster
Sturgeon or sterletspecies of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnowLeucaspius delineatus
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills)species of the genus Lepomis
Topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva
Toxostome (or French nase)Parachondrostoma toxostoma
VimbaVimba vimba
WeatherfishMisgurnus fossilis
Whitefishspecies of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula)"

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 ("the 2012 Order") which makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act") as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.

Article 2(2) of this Order amends articles 2 and 3 of the 2012 Order so as to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

Article 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, this Order substitutes new Parts 1 and 2 into Schedule 1 to the 2012 Order. The newly substituted Part 1 amends the entry in relation to Deer so as to correctly refer to the island of Arran. In the newly substituted Part 2, a number of the entries in the table have been amended so as to correctly refer to the current nomenclature for these species. The headings in column (2) of the table in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 have also been amended to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

(1)

1981 c.69. Sections 14(1) and (2D) and section 14B(1), (2) and (4) were substituted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) ("the 2011 Act"), section 14(2) and (5) respectively; and section 14ZC was inserted by the 2011 Act, section 14(3).

(2)

Section 26(4A) was inserted by section 17(6) of the 2011 Act.

(3)

S.S.I. 2012/174.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 No. 206

This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2012/174 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 206

Wildlife

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Made

21st June 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

25th June 2012

Coming into force

2nd July 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 14(1)(a)(ii), (2D)(a) and (e) and 14ZC(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.

(2) In this Order, "the 1981 Act" means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Amendment of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012

2.-(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012(3) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In articles 2 and 3, for "Latin" substitute "Scientific".

(3) For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, substitute Parts 1 and 2 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

21st June 2012

Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE

"PART 1Types of animals specified for the purposes of section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to release or allow to escape from captivity)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

Extent

Column (3)

DeerAll species of the genus CervusOuter Hebrides and the islands of Arran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum

PART 2Types of invasive animals specified for the purposes of section 14ZC(1)(a) of the 1981 Act (types of animal which it is an offence for a person to keep, have in their possession or have under their control)

Common name

Column (1)

Scientific name

Column (2)

AspAspius aspius
Barbelspecies of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus)
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax)Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone
Bighead carpHypophthalmichthys nobilis
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus/Rhodeus amarus
Blacknose daceRhinichthys atratulus
BlageonTelestes souffia
Blue breamBallerus ballerus
Blue suckerCycleptus elongatus
BurbotLota lota
Catfishspecies of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus
Charrspecies of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus)
Chinese black or snail-eating carpMylopharyngodon piceus
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker)Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Common white suckerCatostomus commersonii
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Crayfishfreshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes)
Danubian bleakAlburnus chalcoides
Danubian salmon & Taimenspecies of the genus Hucho
Eastern mudminnowUmbra pygmaea
European mudminnowUmbra krameri
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds)Pimephales promelas
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chubZacco platypus
Grass carpCtenopharyngodon idella
Grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
Landlocked salmonnon anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar
Marbled troutSalmo marmoratus
MinkMustela vison
MuntjacSpecies of genus Muntiacus
MuskratOndatra zibethica
NaseChondrostoma nasus
Northern redbelly daceChrosomus eos
Pacific salmon and troutspecies of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss
Paddlefishspecies of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
Perchspecies of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis)
Pikespecies of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius)
PikeperchSander lucioperca
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit)species of the genera Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus
Red shinerCyprinella lutrensis
RuffeGymnocephalus cernua
SchneiderAlburnoides bipunctatus
Silver carpHypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snakeheadspecies of the genus Channa
Southern redbelly daceChrosomus erythrogaster
Sturgeon or sterletspecies of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnowLeucaspius delineatus
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills)species of the genus Lepomis
Topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parva
Toxostome (or French nase)Parachondrostoma toxostoma
VimbaVimba vimba
WeatherfishMisgurnus fossilis
Whitefishspecies of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula)"

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 ("the 2012 Order") which makes provision about the release of certain animals, the keeping of invasive animals and notification requirements in relation to the presence of invasive animals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act") as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.

Article 2(2) of this Order amends articles 2 and 3 of the 2012 Order so as to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

Article 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, this Order substitutes new Parts 1 and 2 into Schedule 1 to the 2012 Order. The newly substituted Part 1 amends the entry in relation to Deer so as to correctly refer to the island of Arran. In the newly substituted Part 2, a number of the entries in the table have been amended so as to correctly refer to the current nomenclature for these species. The headings in column (2) of the table in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 have also been amended to refer to "Scientific name" instead of "Latin name".

(1)

1981 c.69. Sections 14(1) and (2D) and section 14B(1), (2) and (4) were substituted by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) ("the 2011 Act"), section 14(2) and (5) respectively; and section 14ZC was inserted by the 2011 Act, section 14(3).

(2)

Section 26(4A) was inserted by section 17(6) of the 2011 Act.

(3)

S.S.I. 2012/174.