Naturenet: Schedules
Schedules
T
he Wildlife and Countryside Act
1981
,
Part 1, has several lists of species, known as schedules. These are subject to
occasional revision. Unfortunately the scientific names for these species are
not normally given in the Act, and in most cases are not included here.
Schedules 5 and 8 of the Act are reviewed every five years as a part of
the regular quinquennial review. See DEFRA.
Statutory Instrument
1998 No. 878 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of
Schedules 5 and 8) Order 1998
Schedule
1:
Birds which are protected by special penalties.
- Part I: at all times.
- Part II: during the close season.
Schedule
2:
Birds which may be killed or taken.
- Part I: outside the close season.
- Part II: by authorised persons at all times (now deleted).
Schedule
3:
Birds which may be sold.
- Part I: alive at all times if ringed and bred in captivity.
- Part II: dead at all times.
- Part III: dead from 1 September to 28 February.
Schedule
4: Birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity.
Schedule
5: Animals which are protected (under review).
Schedule
6: Animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods.
Schedule 7: this Schedule amends other legislation relating to the protection
of mammals.
Schedule
8: Plants which are protected (i.e. with special protection) (under
review).
Schedule
9: Animals and plants to which Section 14 applies.
- Part I: animals which are established in the wild.
- Part II: plants.
Schedule 10: Amendments to the Endangered Species (Import and
Export) Act 1976.
- Part I: the amendments.
- Part II: schedule: animals the sale etc of which is restricted.
- Part III: schedule: plants the sale etc of which is restricted.
The text of schedules 1-4 is adapted from a leaflet
published by the RSPB.
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