Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
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The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is a key piece of UK legislation that provides the primary legal framework for nature conservation, wildlife protection, and the designation of protected areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 canonical | 4 |
| Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (SSSI) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natural England NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural Resources Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ NatureScot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Environment Act 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 1981 c. 69 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
offences relating to damage to SSSIs
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offences relating to disturbance of nesting birds ⓘ offences relating to killing or injuring wild birds ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
biodiversity conservation
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habitat protection ⓘ species protection ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision for the protection of wildlife, the countryside and national parks; to amend the law relating to nature conservation; and for connected purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
designation of protected areas
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nature conservation ⓘ wildlife protection ⓘ |
| providesFor |
designation of Marine Nature Reserves
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designation of National Nature Reserves ⓘ designation of Sites of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ |
| regulates |
National Nature Reserves
NERFINISHED
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest NERFINISHED ⓘ control of invasive non-native species ⓘ protection of wild animals ⓘ protection of wild birds ⓘ protection of wild plants ⓘ public rights of way ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1981-10-30 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Schedule 1
ⓘ
Schedule 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Schedule 8 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1981 ⓘ |
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (SSSI)