(1)[F2Subject to subsection (1A),] a person may make muirburn on land only during the muirburn season.
[F3(1A)During the relevant period, a person may not make muirburn on land.
(1B)In subsection (1A), the “relevant period” means the period in which paragraph 33 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 has effect.]
(2)The muirburn season consists of—
(a)the standard muirburn season; and
(b)the extended muirburn season.
(3)The standard muirburn season is the period of time from 1 October in any year to 15 April in the following year.
(4)The extended muirburn season is the period of time from 16 April to 30 April in any year.
(5)A person may make muirburn in the extended muirburn season only if the person is—
(a)the proprietor of the land; or
(b)authorised in writing by, or on behalf of, the proprietor of the land.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 23 substituted (S.) (1.8.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 34(2), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/279, art. 2(2)
F2Words in s. 23(1) inserted (temp.) (S.) (7.4.2020) by virtue of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7), s. 17(1), sch. 7 para. 33(a) (with ss. 11-13) (and such inserting provision suspended (1.10.2020) by The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Suspension Muirburn) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/260), regs. 1, 2 and expires (30.3.2021) by virtue of The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/93), regs. 1, 2(b)(iii))
F3S. 23(1A)(1B) inserted (temp.) (S.) (7.4.2020) by virtue of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7), s. 17(1), sch. 7 para. 33(b) (with ss. 11-13) (and such inserting provision suspended (1.10.2020) by The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Suspension Muirburn) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/260), regs. 1, 2 and expires (30.3.2021) by virtue of The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/93), regs. 1, 2(b)(iii))