Law Reference LUK17 - Deer (Scotland) Act 1996

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Date	1996
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Text Availability (e.g. HMSO / Copyright / Public Domain etc.)	HMSO: Crown Copyright. The authoritative versions of Acts are usually the "Queen's Printer" copies (often published by The Stationery Office Limited). Details of how to obtain the authoritative versions are available through Website Ref - W65 - Her Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO)
Brief Overview / Significance	Provides protection for deer in Scotland, against the taking, injuring or killing of deer by persons who do not have a legal right to take or kill deer, and provides for Close seasons. The Act grants an exemption (Section 25): "A person shall not be guilty of an offence against this Act or any order made under this Act in respect of any act done for the purpose of preventing suffering by (a) an injured or diseased deer; or (b) by any deer calf, fawn or kid deprived, or about to be deprived, of its mother." (W65)
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LUK17.25	Section 25	The following text from the Act is taken from HMSO website and is © Crown Copyright 1996. This text is subject to Crown Copyright protection and reproduced under the terms of Crown Copyright Policy Guidance issued by HMSO: 25. "A person shall not be guilty of an offence against this Act or any order made under this Act in respect of any act done for the purpose of preventing suffering by- (a) an injured or diseased deer; or (b) by any deer calf, fawn or kid deprived, or about to be deprived, of its mother."

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LUK17.25

Section 25

The following text from the Act is taken from HMSO website and is © Crown Copyright 1996. This text is subject to Crown Copyright protection and reproduced under the terms of Crown Copyright Policy Guidance issued by HMSO:

25. "A person shall not be guilty of an offence against this Act or any order made under this Act in respect of any act done for the purpose of preventing suffering by-

(a) an injured or diseased deer; or

(b) by any deer calf, fawn or kid deprived, or about to be deprived, of its mother."

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