Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)

1981 c. 69
 

© Crown Copyright 1981

  Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
 

1981 Chapter c. 69

 


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I
WILDLIFE
 
Protection of birds
1.  Protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs.
2.  Exceptions to s. 1.
3.  Areas of special protection.
4.  Exceptions to ss. 1 and 3.
5.  Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds.
6.  Sale etc. of live or dead wild birds, eggs etc.
7.  Registration etc. of certain captive wild birds.
8.  Protection of captive birds.
 
Protection of other animals
9.  Protection of certain wild animals.
10.  Exceptions to s. 9.
11.  Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild animals.
12.  Protection of certain mammals.
 
Protection of plants
13.  Protection of wild plants.
 
Miscellaneous
14.  Introduction of new species etc.
15.  Endangered species (import and export).
 
Supplemental
16.  Power to grant licences.
17.  False statements made for obtaining registration or licence etc.
18.  Attempts to commit offences etc.
19.  Enforcement.
20.  Summary prosecutions.
21.  Penalties, forfeitures etc.
22.  Power to vary Schedules.
23.  Advisory bodies and their functions.
24.  Functions of Nature Conservancy Council.
25.  Functions of local authorities.
26.  Regulations, orders, notices etc.
27.  Interpretation of Part I.
 
Part II
NATURE CONSERVATION, COUNTRYSIDE AND NATIONAL PARKS
Nature conservation
28.  Areas of special scientific interest.
29.  Special protection for certain areas of special scientific interest.
30.  Compensation where order is made under s. 29.
31.  Restoration where order under s. 29 is contravened.
32.  Duties of agriculture Ministers with respect to areas of special scientific interest.
33.  Ministerial guidance as respects areas of special scientific interest.
34.  Limestone pavement orders.
35.  National nature reserves.
36.  Marine nature reserves.
37.  Byelaws for protection of marine nature reserves.
38.  Grants and loans by Nature Conservancy Council.
 
Countryside
39.  Management agreements with owners and occupiers of land
40.  Experimental schemes.
41.  Duties of agriculture Ministers with respect to the countryside.
 
National Parks
42.  Notification of agricultural operations on moor and heath in National Parks.
43.  Maps of National Parks showing certain areas of moor or heath.
44.  Grants and loans for purposes of National Parks.
45.  Power to vary order designating National Park.
46.  Membership of National Park authorities.
 
Miscellaneous and supplemental
47.  Provisions with respect to the Countryside Commission.
48.  Duties of water authorities etc. with respect to nature conservation and the countryside.
49.  Extension of power to appoint wardens.
50.  Payments under certain agreements offered by authorities.
51.  Powers of entry.
52.  Interpretation of Part II.
 
Part III
PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
Ascertainment of public rights of way
53.  Duty to keep definitive map and statement under continuous review.
54.  Duty to reclassify roads used as public paths.
55.  No further surveys or reviews under the 1949 Act.
56.  Effect of definitive map and statement.
57.  Supplementary provisions as to definitive maps and statements.
58.  Application of ss. 53 to 57 to inner London.
 
Miscellaneous and supplemental
59.  Prohibition on keeping bulls on land crossed by public rights of way.
60.  Regulation of traffic on public rights of way.
61.  Ploughing of public rights of way.
62.  Appointment of wardens for public rights of way.
63.  Orders creating, extinguishing or diverting footpaths and bridleways.
64.  Publication of dedication of footpaths and bridleways.
65.  Signposting of byways open to all traffic.
66.  Interpretation of Part III.
 
Part IV
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
67.  Application to Crown.
68.  Application to the Isles of Scilly.
69.  Offences by bodies corporate etc.
70.  Financial provisions.
71.  General interpretation.
72.  Minor amendments.
73.  Repeals and savings.
74.  Short title, commencement and extent.
 
   
  Schedule 1   Birds which are protected by special penalties.
  Part I   At all times.
  Part II   Improvements in respect of which notice to landlord is required.
  Schedule 2   Birds which may be killed or taken.
  Part I   At all times.
  Part II   Improvements in respect of which notice to landlord is required.
  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 1st September to 28th February.
  Schedule 4   Birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity.
  Schedule 5   Animals which are protected.
  Schedule 6   Animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods.
  Schedule 7   Protection of certain mammals.
  Schedule 8   Plants which are protected.
  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 of the Endangered Species(Import and Export) Act 1976.
  Part I   The amendments.
  Part II   Schedule inserted as Schedule 4.
  Part III   Schedule inserted as Schedule 5.
  Schedule 11   Procedure in connection with certain orders under Part II.
  Schedule 12   Procedure in connection with orders under section 36.
  Schedule 13   Provisions with respect to the Countryside Commission.
  Schedule 14   Applications for certain orders under Part III.
  Schedule 15   Procedure in connection with certain orders under Part III.
  Schedule 16   Orders creating, extinguishing or diverting footpaths or bridleways.
  Schedule 17   Enactments repealed.
  Part I   Enactments repealed one month after the passing of this Act.
  Part II   Enactments repealed, on a day to be appointed.
 
 
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