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(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (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 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In articles 2 and 3, for “Latin” substitute “Scientific”.
(3) For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, substitute Parts 1 and 2 which are 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(3)
“
PART 1

Common nameColumn (1) Scientific nameColumn (2) ExtentColumn (3)
Deer All species of the genus Cervus Outer Hebrides and the islands of Arran (including Holy Island), Islay, Jura and Rum
PART 2

Common nameColumn (1) Scientific nameColumn (2)
Asp Aspius aspius
Barbel species of the genus Barbus (excluding Barbus barbus)
Bass (excluding sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax) Micropterus salmoides; Micropterus dolomieu; Ambloplites rupestris; and species of the genus Morone
Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Bitterling Rhodeus sericeus/Rhodeus amarus
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Blageon Telestes souffia
Blue bream Ballerus ballerus
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Burbot Lota lota
Catfish species of the genera Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus
Charr species of the genus Salvelinus (excluding Salvelinus alpinus)
Chinese black or snail-eating carp Mylopharyngodon piceus
Chinese sucker (also known as Zebra hi fin, banded shark/sucker) Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Common white sucker Catostomus commersonii
Coypu Myocastor coypus
Crayfish freshwater decapod crustacean of the Families Astacidae, Cambaridae or Parastacidae, (excluding Austropotamobius pallipes)
Danubian bleak Alburnus chalcoides
Danubian salmon & Taimen species of the genus Hucho
Eastern mudminnow Umbra pygmaea
European mudminnow Umbra krameri
Fathead minnow (or Roseyreds) Pimephales promelas
Freshwater minnow, Dragon fish or Pale chub Zacco platypus
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Landlocked salmon non anadromous varieties of the species Salmo salar
Marbled trout Salmo marmoratus
Mink Mustela vison
Muntjac Species of genus Muntiacus
Muskrat Ondatra zibethica
Nase Chondrostoma nasus
Northern redbelly dace Chrosomus eos
Pacific salmon and trout species of the genus Oncorhynchus (excluding Oncorhynchus mykiss
Paddlefish species of the genera Polyodon and Psephurus
Perch species of the genus Perca (excluding Perca fluviatilis)
Pike species of the genus Esox (excluding Esox lucius)
Pikeperch Sanderlucioperca
Rabbit (excluding European rabbit) species of the genera Bunolagus, Brachylagus, Nesolagus, Pentalagus, Poelagus, Romerolagus and Sylvilagus
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua
Schneider Alburnoides bipunctatus
Silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Snakehead species of the genus Channa
Southern redbelly dace Chrosomus erythrogaster
Sturgeon or sterlet species of the genera Acipenser, Huso, Pseudoscaphirhynchus and Scaphirhynchus
Sunbleak (Sundace), also known as Belica or Motherless minnow Leucaspius delineatus
Sunfish, including pumpkinseed (also Basses, Crappies & Bluegills) species of the genus Lepomis
Topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva
Toxostome (or French nase) Parachondrostoma toxostoma
Vimba Vimba vimba
Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis
Whitefish species of the genus Coregonus (excluding Coregonus lavaretus and Coregonus albula)”