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 3 - Final changes and vote
MSPs can propose further “amendments” (changes) to the Bill. MSPs decide on each of these. Finally, they debate and vote on whether to pass the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 3 on 21 March 2024
Scottish Parliament research on the Bill
Read additional research done by the Scottish Parliament on specific parts of the Bill.
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Consideration ahead of Stage 3
Debate on the proposed amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 19 March 2024.
Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (1MB, pdf) posted 13 March 2024
Supplement to the Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (168KB, pdf) posted 15 March 2024
Timed Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (1MB, pdf) posted 18 March 2024
Read the minutes of proceedings (198KB, pdf) posted 20 March 2024
Meeting on 19 March 2024 (Part 1)
Final debate on the Bill
Once MSPs have debated and decided on the amendments, they debate whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 21 March 2024
Read the minutes of proceedings (158KB, pdf) posted 21 March 2024
Final vote on the Bill
After the debate, MSPs vote on whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 21 March 2024
Final version of the Bill
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill as passed (2MB, pdf) posted 21 March 2024
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-12535
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 21 March 2024
Result 85 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed