Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (c. 58) is an Act of Parliament governing the conservation and management of deer within Scotland.[1][2] The Act repealed the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959.[3][4][5]
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the legislation relating to deer in Scotland. |
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| Citation | 1996 c. 58 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 July 1996 |
| Commencement | 18 November 1996[c] |
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| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Provisions
Part I of the act establishes the Deer Commission for Scotland.[6]
Part II of the act concerns the conservation, control and sustainable management of deer.[7]
Part III of the act defines the offences that could be taken against deer, such as the unlawful killing of deer.[8]
Part IV of the act defines the licensing to deal in venison,[9] as well as further powers for NatureScot, then known as the Scottish National Heritage or SNH.[10]
Repealed enactments
Section 48(2) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in schedule 5 to the act.[11]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 40 | Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 | The whole act. |
| 1967 c. 37 | Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1967 | The whole act. |
| 1973 c. 65 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 | In Schedule 27, paragraph 143. |
| 1982 c. 19 | Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982 | The whole act. |
| 1991 c. 54 | Deer Act 1991 | Section 17(5). |
| 1996 c. 44[d] | Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996 | The whole act. |
Schedules
The act consists of 5 schedules:
- Schedule 1 consists of other provisions relating to the Deer Commission for Scotland;
- Schedule 2 defines how to create, amend and revoke control schemes;
- Schedule 3 sets the penalties of the offences set out in Part III;
- Schedule 4 amends sections of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 and the Deer Act 1991;
- Schedule 5 defines the acts or sections that are repealed by the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996.
Schedule 1 was repealed by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.