The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 906

WILDLIFE

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1989

Made

25th May 1989

Laid before Parliament

7th June 1989

Coming into force

28th June 1989

The Secretary of State –

(1) having received (under section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) (“the Act”) a representation from the Nature Conservancy Council;

(2) having given (under section 26(4) of the Act) any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;

(3) being of the opinion that the animals referred to in article 2 below are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken;

in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(3) of the Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 28th June 1989.

Variation of Schedule 5

2.  The following animals are hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act in respect of section 9(5) only:

Common Name	Scientific Name
Butterfly, Northern Brown Argus	Aricia artaxerxes
Butterfly, Adonis Blue	Lysandra bellargus
Butterfly, Chalkhill Blue	Lysandra coridon
Butterfly, Silver-studded Blue	Plebejus argus
Butterfly, Small Blue	Cupido minimus
Butterfly, Large Copper	Lycaena dispar
Butterfly, Purple Emperor	Apatura iris
Butterfly, Duke of Burgundy Fritillary	Hamearis lucina
Butterfly, Glanville Fritillary	Melitaea cinxia
Butterfly, High Brown Fritillary	Argynnis adippe
Butterfly, Marsh Fritillary	Eurodryas aurinia
Butterfly, Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne
Butterfly, Black Hairstreak	Strymonidia pruni
Butterfly, Brown Hairstreak	Thecla betulae
Butterfly, White Letter Hairstreak	Stymonida w-album
Butterfly, Large Heath	Coenonympha tullia
Butterfly, Mountain Ringlet	Erebia epiphron
Butterfly, Chequered Skipper	Carterocephalus palaemon
Butterfly, Lulworth Skipper	Thymelicus acteon
Butterfly, Silver Spotted Skipper	Hesperia comma
Butterfly, Large Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis polychloros
Butterfly, Wood White	Leptidea sinapis

Nicholas Ridley

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

25th May 1989

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which lists animals protected under that Act.

Article 2 adds 22 butterfly species to Schedule 5, conferring protection in respect of the sale of those species.

(1)

1981 c. 69.