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Enforced by: DEFRA, Natural England
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 9 of 10 obligations carry imprisonment (3 months). 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person9 Director or Officer1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

Building Societies Act 1986 32 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Poaching of deer. Imprisonment

Unauthorised poaching or carcass removalAny Person

s.002 Taking or killing of certain deer in close season. Imprisonment

Taking or killing deer during the close seasonAny Person

s.003 Taking or killing of deer at night. Imprisonment

Kill or take deer at nightAny Person

s.004 Use of prohibited weapons and other articles. Imprisonment

Use of prohibited weapons or vehicles to take or kill deerAny Person

s.005 Attempts to commit certain offences, etc. Imprisonment

Attempt to commit prohibited deer offenceAny Person

s.008 Exceptions for licensed persons Imprisonment

Breach of deer management license conditionsAny Person

s.009 Penalties for offences relating to deer. Imprisonment

Commit offences relating to the management or treatment of deerAny Person

s.010 Offences relating to sale and purchase etc. of venison. Imprisonment

Illegal sale or purchase of venisonAny Person

s.013 Forfeitures and disqualifications. Prosecution

Fail to surrender a cancelled firearm or shotgun certificateAny Person

Fine up to £500

s.014 Offences by bodies corporate. Imprisonment

Company and officers liable for deer offencesDirector or Officer

8 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.006 General exceptions to certain provisions of this Act.

s.007 Exceptions for occupiers etc. of land where deer are.

s.011 Licensed game dealers to keep records.

s.012 Powers of search, arrest and seizure.

s.015 Orders.

s.016 Interpretation.

s.017 Transitional provisions, consequential amendment and repeals.

s.018 Short title, extent and commencement.

Schedules

0 of 9 shown

9 other schedules

s.sch001 Close seasons

s.sch002 Prohibited firearms and ammunition

s.sch002 Any smooth-bore gun.

s.sch002 Any rifle having a calibre of less than .240 inches...

s.sch002 Any air gun, air rifle or air pistol.

s.sch002 Any cartridge for use in a smooth-bore gun.

s.sch002 Any bullet for use in a rifle other than a...

s.sch003 FORM OF RECORD TO BE KEPT BY LICENSED GAME DEALERS

s.sch004 Enactments repealed

Help complying

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