CASE OF B. v. FINLAND

The principal Act shall be amended as follows. In section 2 (appointment of panels), subsections (3) and (4) shall cease to have effect. In section 3(1) (duty of Commission to advise the Secretary of State), for the words from “red” to “State” there shall be substituted the word “ deer ”. In section 5 (returns as to numbers of deer killed)— In section 6 (power of Commission to deal with marauding deer)— Section 6A (further power of Commission to deal with marauding deer) shall cease to have effect. In section 8 (content of control schemes)— In section 9(2) (penalty for refusal to comply with control scheme), for the words “£500” there shall be substituted the words “ level 4 on the standard scale ”. In section 10 (enforcement of control schemes), at the end there shall be inserted the following words “ ; and where the carrying out of such a requirement involves the killing or taking of deer the Commission shall have power to dispose by sale or otherwise of any deer so killed or taken. ”. In section 11 (expenses of control scheme not recouped through sale of carcases to be recoverable from owner concerned)— In section 12(1) (power of Commission to assist in killing or taking of deer)— In section 14 (provision as to game licences), the words “red deer or sika” and the words “the provisions of this Part of” shall cease to have effect. In section 15(1)(d) (power to enter on land for purposes of census), the words “red deer or sika” and the word “general” shall cease to have effect. In section 16(3) (address for service), for the words “section twenty-six of the Interpretation Act 1889”, there shall be substituted the words “ section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 ”. In section 17 (penalty for obstructing execution of Act), for the words “£200” there shall be substituted the words “ level 3 on the standard scale ”. In section 19 (saving for rights of compensation), the words “red deer or sika” shall cease to have effect. Section 20 shall cease to have effect. In section 22 (penalties for poaching)— In section 23 (offences connected with deer)— In section 23A(3) and (5) (penalties for offences in respect of firearms and ammunition), for the words “£500” there shall be substituted the words “ level 4 on the standard scale ”. In section 24 (unlawful killing or taking of deer by more than one person), in paragraph (a), for the words “section 289B(6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975”, there shall be substituted the words “ section 225(8) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ”. In section 25D (offences and penalties under Part IIIA)— Section 25E shall cease to have effect. “deer” means deer of any species, whether or not deer within the meaning of section 35A(1) of this Act, and includes farmed deer; In section 26 (attempts to commit offences)— In section 27(1) (powers of search and seizure) the words “firearm or ammunition, vehicle or boat” shall cease to have effect. In section 28A(2)(c) (penalty for failure to surrender cancelled certificate), for the words “£50”, there shall be substituted the words “ level 2 on the standard scale ”. Section 31(2) shall cease to have effect. Section 32 shall cease to have effect. In section 33 (exemptions for certain acts)— Before section 34, there shall be inserted the following section—. In Schedule 1 (constitution of Commission)—

The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 shall be amended as follows. In section 39 (control of injurious animals), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—.”. After section 42 there shall be inserted the following section—.

In Schedule 2 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (bodies subject to investigation)—

In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualifying offices)—