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(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012, and comes into force on 2nd July 2012.
(2) In this Order, “the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
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(1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Exceptions to section 14) (Scotland) Order 2012 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) At the end of article 2(1), insert “(type of animal to which subsection (1)(a)(i) does not apply)”.
(3) In article 2(2), for “Latin” substitute “Scientific”.
(4) For Part 2 of the Schedule, substitute Part 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st June 2012
SCHEDULE
Article 2(4)
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PART 2

Common name Scientific name Extent
Column (1) Column (2) Column (3)
Alder Alnus glutinosa All Scotland
Ash Fraxinus excelsior All Scotland
Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica All Scotland
Austrian pine Pinus nigra subsp. nigra All Scotland
Bay willow Salix pentandra All Scotland
Beech Fagus sylvatica All Scotland
Birch, specific hybrid Betula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata All Scotland
Bird cherry Prunus padus All Scotland
Bishop pine Pinus muricata All Scotland
Black currant Ribes nigrum All Scotland
Black poplar Populus nigra all subsp. All Scotland
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa All Scotland
Bugloss Anchusa arvensis All Scotland
Cedar-of-Lebanon Cedrus libani All Scotland
Charlock Sinapis arvensis All Scotland
Coastal redwood Sequoia sempervirens All Scotland
Common fumitory Fumaria officinalis All Scotland
Common poppy Papaver rhoeas All Scotland
Corn marigold Glebionis segetum All Scotland
Corn spurrey Spergula arvensis All Scotland
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Mainland, Orkney and Shetland
Corsican pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio All Scotland
Crab apple Malus sylvestris All Scotland
Crack willow Salix fragilis All Scotland
Cut-leaved crane’s-bill Geranium dissectum All Scotland
Dark leaved willow Salix myrsinifolia All Scotland
Deodar Cedrus deodara All Scotland
Dog rose Rosa canina All Scotland
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii All Scotland
Dwarf birch Betula nana All Scotland
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis All Scotland
Elder Sambucus nigra All Scotland
European larch Larix decidua All Scotland
European silver fir Abies alba All Scotland
Field forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis All Scotland
Field maple Acer campestre Mainland only
Field pansy Viola arvensis All Scotland
Field woundwort Stachys arvensis Mainland, Orkney and Hebrides
Gean Prunus avium All Scotland
Glaucous dog rose Rosa caesia subsp. vosagiaca All Scotland
Goat willow Salix caprea All Scotland
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa All Scotland
Grand fir Abies grandis All Scotland
Grey alder Alnus incana All Scotland
Grey poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens All Scotland
Guelder rose Viburnum opulus All Scotland
Hairy dog rose Rosa caesia subsp. caesia All Scotland
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna All Scotland
Hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale All Scotland
Holly Ilex aquifolium All Scotland
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Mainland only
Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum All Scotland
Hybrid aspen Populus tremula x tremuloides All Scotland
Hybrid black poplar Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensis All Scotland
Hybrid larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii All Scotland
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi All Scotland
Japanese red cedar Cryptomeria japonica All Scotland
Large-flowered hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa All Scotland
Large-leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos All Scotland
Lawson’s cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana All Scotland
Leyland cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x Xanthocyparis nootkatensis = X Cuprocyparis leylandii All Scotland
Lime Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea All Scotland
Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta var. latifolia All Scotland
Long-headed poppy Papaver dubium All Scotland
Macedonian pine Pinus peuce All Scotland
Mountain pine Pinus mugo All Scotland
Noble fir Abies procera All Scotland
Nootka cypress Xanthocyparis nootkatensis All Scotland
Norway maple Acer platanoides All Scotland
Norway spruce Picea abies All Scotland
Oak, specific hybrid Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea All Scotland
Osier willow Salix viminalis All Scotland
Pacific silver fir Abies amabilis All Scotland
Pedunculate oak Quercus robur All Scotland
Petty spurge Euphorbia peplus All Scotland
Purple willow Salix purpurea All Scotland
Rauli beech Nothofagus alpina All Scotland
Red alder Alnus rubra All Scotland
Red oak Quercus rubra All Scotland
Roble beech Nothofagus obliqua All Scotland
Scentless mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum All Scotland
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris All Scotland
Serbian spruce Picea omorika All Scotland
Sessile oak Quercus petraea All Scotland
Sherard’s downy rose Rosa sherardii All Scotland
Silver birch Betula pendula All Scotland
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis All Scotland
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata All Scotland
Soft downy rose Rosa mollis All Scotland
Spindle Euonymus europaeus All Scotland
Sun spurge Euphorbia helioscopia All Scotland
Sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa All Scotland
Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa All Scotland
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus All Scotland
Tea-leaved willow Salix phylicifolia All Scotland
Walnut Species of the genus Juglans All Scotland
Weld Reseda luteola Mainland only
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum All Scotland
Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla All Scotland
Western red cedar Thuja plicata All Scotland
White campion Silene latifolia All Scotland
White poplar Populus alba All Scotland
White willow Salix alba All Scotland
Whitebeam Sorbus aria agg. Mainland only
Wych elm Ulmus glabra All Scotland
Yew Taxus baccata All Scotland
NOTE: The common name or names given in column (1) of the table are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.
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