
1 
This order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1982.
2 
The following provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, namely,—
(a) section 12;
(b) section 48;
(c) Schedule 7; and
(d) section 73(1) as respects the entries in Part II of Schedule 17 which relate to the Deer Act 1963, the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 and the Badgers Act 1973,
shall come into force on 16th February 1982.
Michael R.D. Heseltine
Secretary of State for the Environment
17th December 1981George Younger
Secretary of State for Scotland
12th January 1982Nicholas Edwards
Secretary of State for Wales
8th January 1982