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Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
The Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (c. 58) is an Act of Parliament governing the conservation and management of deer within Scotland. The Act repealed the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959. Overview Part I of the Act establishes the Deer Commission for Scotland. Part II of the Act concerns the conservation, control and sustainable management of deer. Part III of the Act defines the offences that could be taken against deer, such as the unlawful killing of deer. Part IV of the Act defines the licensing to deal in venison, as well as further powers for NatureScot, then known as the Scottish National Heritage or SNH. Schedules The Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 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; *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer (Scotland) Act 1959
A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose. Male deer of all species (except the water deer), as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year. In this, they differ from permanently horned antelope, which are part of a different family ( Bovidae) within the same order of even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla). The musk deer ( Moschidae) of Asia and chevrotains ( Tragulidae) of tropical African and Asian forests are separate families that are also in the ruminant clade Ruminantia; they are not especially closely related to Cervidae. Deer appear in art from Paleolithic cave paintings onwards, and they have played a role in mythology, religion, and literature throughout history, as well as in heraldry, such as red deer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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