SCHEDULE 6Protection of wildlife

23Miscellaneous

1

Section 27 (interpretation of Part I) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

in the definition of “poultry”, for “domestic” substitute “the domestic forms of the following, that is to say”,

b

in the definition of “wild bird”—

i

for “kind” substitute “species”,

ii

for “Great Britain” substitute “any member State or the European territory of any member State”,

c

in the definition of “wild plant”, after “plant” insert “(including fungi)”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

An animal shall not be treated as bred in captivity for the purposes of this Part unless its parents were lawfully held in captivity—

a

where the animal is of a viviparous species, when it was born,

b

where the animal is of an oviparous species, when the egg was laid.

4

After subsection (3) insert—

3ZA

Any reference in this Part to a plant which is growing—

a

includes a reference to a bulb, corm or rhizome;

b

does not include a reference to a seed or spore.