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1996 (c. 58) is an Act of Parliament governing the conservation and management of deer within Scotland.^[1][2] The Act repealed the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959.^[3][4][5]

Deer (Scotland) Act 1996

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the legislation relating to deer in Scotland.
Citation	1996 c. 58
Territorial extent	Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	24 July 1996
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Deer (Scotland) Act 1959
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted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.

Overview

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]

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;
• Schedule 5 defines the acts or sections that are repealed by the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996.

Schedule 1 was repealed by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

See also

• Deer Commission for Scotland