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MuirburnTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: PartPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2011/433 art. 2(3A)(4) by S.S.I. 2012/281 art. 2(3)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:S.S.I. 2011/287 art. 2(2) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2011/279 art. 2(1)(l)(ii)S.S.I. 2011/437 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2011/433 art. 2(4)ProspectiveMuirburnS34MuirburnS(1)The 1946 Act is amended as follows.
“23Muirburn season(1)A person may make muirburn on land only during the muirburn season.
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “subsection (1)” to the end substitute “ subsection (3) or (4) of that section such other dates as they consider appropriate so as to extend or reduce the standard muirburn season or extended muirburn season. ”,
(d)in subsection (3) from the word “immediately” to the end substitute “ on the coming into force of section 34 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6). ”.
“23BExtension of muirburn season under section 23A(1): further regulation(1)Where the standard muirburn season or the extended muirburn season is extended for any land by an order under section 23A(1), the Scottish Ministers may by order make provision regulating the making of muirburn during the additional period.
23CMuirburn licences(1)The Scottish Ministers may grant a licence to a person to make muirburn (a “muirburn licence”) during any period, other than the muirburn season, specified in the licence.
(a)for the title, substitute “ Notice as to muirburn: general requirement ”,
“26AGiving of muirburn notices under section 24(2) or 26(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, any written notice required to be given to a person under section 24(2) or 26 may be given—
(ii)the person has supplied the person who is to send the notice with the person's electronic address or number; and
(a)in the title, for “Offences” substitute “ Penalties etc. for offences ”,
(b)for the words “twenty-three or section twenty-five” substitute “ 25 or 26(7) ”.
35Offences by bodies corporate, Scottish partnerships etc. under the 1946 ActSAfter section 34 of the 1946 Act, insert—
“34AOffences by bodies corporate etc.(1)Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a body corporate and it is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or attributable to any neglect on the part of—
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