Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
The Bill aims to change:
- rules around how people can capture and kill certain wild birds and wild animals
- rules around the making of muirburn (the controlled burning of heather and other plants for land management purposes)
The Bill ended Stage 3 on 21 March 2024
Contents
Stage 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 21 February 2024
Stage 2 timetable
On 17 January 2024, Parliament agreed motion S6M-11890, that consideration of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 9 February 2024.
On 7 February 2024, Parliament agreed motion S6M-12086, that consideration of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be extended to 23 February 2024.
First meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 7 February 2024.
Revised First Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (465KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2024
Revised First Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (502KB, pdf) posted 02 February 2024
Second meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 21 February 2024.
Second Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (812KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2024
Second Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (737KB, pdf) posted 09 February 2024
Meeting on 21 February 2024 (Part 1)
Bill as amended at Stage 2
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill as amended (515KB, pdf) posted 21 February 2024
Additional information from the Scottish Government on the Bill following Stage 2
Revised Explanatory Notes
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (242KB, pdf) posted 11 March 2024
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (print version) (363KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2024
Explanation of the Bill
Revised Financial Memorandum
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill revised financial memorandum (221KB, pdf) posted 11 March 2024
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill revised financial memorandum (print version) (286KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2024
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (96KB, pdf) posted 11 March 2024
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (print version) (317KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2024
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).