Non-native species: code of practice
Guidance on non-native species, approved by the Scottish Parliament. Came into effect on 2 July 2012.
Footnotes
1. See sections 14(2B) and 14(2C).
2. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
3. See section 14C(4)(a) of the 1981 Act.
4. See section 14P(7) of the 1981 Act.
5. See section 14P(8) of the 1981 Act.
6. See section 14P(2) of the 1981 Act.
7. This definition is broadly the same as defined by the Invasive Non-native Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain and by the Convention on Biological Diversity.
8. See section 14 of the 1981 Act.
9. See section 14ZC of the 1981 Act.
10. See section 14A of the 1981 Act.
11. See section 14B of the 1981 Act.
12. See section 14D to 14O of the 1981 Act.
13. Former natives may be released under licences issued under section 16 of the 1981 Act.
15. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
16. See paragraphs 4.21 and 4.22 of Chapter 4 of the Code.
17. See section 14P(2) of the 1981 Act.
18. Section 14P(3) of the 1981 Act.
19. See section 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
20. See paragraphs 4.21 and 4.22 of Chapter 4.
21. See section 14(1)(a)(i) of the 1981 Act.
22. See section 14(1)(a)(i) of the 1981 Act.
23. See section 14(1)(b) of the 1981 Act.
24. See section 14(2A) of the 1918 Act.
25. See sections 14(2B) and 14(2C) of the 1981 Act.
26. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
27. See section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act.
28. See sections 14(2A), 14(2B)(a), 14(2C) and 16 of the 1981 Act.
29. See Subsection 14(1)(a)(i) of the 1981 Act.
30. See Subsection 14(1)(a)(i) of the 1981 Act.
31. See Subsection 14(1)(b) of the 1981 Act.
32. See section 14(2A) of the 1981 Act.
34. Whilst conduct discussed in List 1 is unlikely to be considered a release for the purposes of section 14(1) of the 1981 Act that does not mean that the conduct is permissible under the law - other pieces of legislation may be relevant and separate authorisations/licences may be required.
35. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act
36. See sections 14(2B)(a) and 14(2C) of the 1981 Act.
37. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
38. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
39. See section 14(1) of the 1981 Act.
40. See section 14(1)(b) of the 1981 Act.
41. See section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the 1981 Act.
42. See section 14(2) of the 1981 Act.
43. See sections 14(2B)(b) and 14(2C) of the 1981 Act.
44. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
45. See section 14(2) of the 1981 Act.
46. Whilst areas described in List 2 are unlikely to be considered as wild for the purposes of section 14(2) of the 1981 Act that does not mean that planting is permissible under the law - other pieces of legislation may be relevant and separate authorisations/licences may be required.
47. See sections 14(2B) and 14(2C) of the 1981 Act.
48. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
49. This would also be an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
50. See section 14ZC(1) of the 1981 Act.
51. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
52. See section 14A(1) of the 1981 Act.
53. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
54. See section 14B of the 1981 Act.
55. See section 14B(3) of the 1981 Act.
56. See section 14ZC(1) of the 1981 Act.
57. See sections 16 and 16A of the 1981 Act.
58. See section 14ZC(3) of the 1981 Act.
59. See section 14A(1) of the 1981 Act.
60. See section 27(1) of the 1981 Act.
61. See section 14B of the 1981 Act.
62. See section 14B(2) and (4) of the 1981 Act.
63. See section 14B(3) of the 1981 Act.
64. See section 14P(6) of the 1981 Act.
65. See section 14M of the 1981 Act .
66. See section 14K of the 1981 Act.
67. See section 14O(1) of the 1981 Act.
68. See section 14L(2)(a) of the 1981 Act.
69. See section 14L(2)(c) of the 1981 Act.
70. See section 14D to 14O of the 1981 Act.
71. See section 14P(6) of the 1981 Act.
72. See section 14D of the 1981 Act.
73. See section 14G of the 1981 Act.
74. See section 14I of the 1981 Act.
75. See section 14F of the 1981 Act.
76. See section 14P(5) of the 1981 Act.
77. See section 14I(a) of the 1981 Act.
78. See section 14E(2) of the 1981 Act.
79. See section 14H(1) and (2) of the 1981 Act.
80. See section 14H(3) of the 1981 Act.
81. See section 14M of the 1981 Act.
82. See section 14O(1) of the 1981 Act.
83. See section 14O(4) of the 1981 Act.
84. See section 14L of the 1981 Act.
85. See section 14N of the 1981 Act.
86. See section 14L(2)(b) and (c) of the 1981 Act.
87. See section 14H(1) of the 1981 Act.
88. See section 14H(2) of the 1981 Act.
89. See section 14H(4) of the 1981 Act.
90. See section 14H(5) of the 1981 Act.
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