Moved by
Baroness Kramer
61: Clause 16, page 11, line 2, at end insert—
“Species that are no longer normally present in Great Britain
2A A species of animal is “no longer normally present in Great Britain” if—
(a) it is a species listed in Part 1B of Schedule 9, or
(b) it is a species—
(i) whose natural range includes all or any part of Great Britain, and
(ii) which has ceased to be ordinarily resident in, or a regular visitor to, Great Britain in a wild state.”
62: Clause 16, page 11, line 25, leave out “an invasive non-native” and insert “a”
63: Clause 16, page 11, line 26, leave out “an invasive non-native” and insert “a”
64: Clause 16, page 11, line 27, leave out “an invasive non-native” and insert “a”
65: Clause 16, page 11, line 36, leave out “an invasive non-native species to be present” and insert “that there is present on the premises—
(a) an invasive non-native species, or
(b) a species of animal that is no longer normally present in Great Britain.”
66: Clause 16, page 12, line 5, at end insert—
“( ) Before entering into a species control agreement relating to animals of a species that is no longer normally present in Great Britain, the environmental authority must also be satisfied that—
(a) the animals are present on the premises otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of a licence under section 16(4)(c),
(b) the animals on the premises are having a significant adverse impact on—
(i) biodiversity,
(ii) other environmental interests, or
(iii) social or economic interests, and
(c) there is no appropriate alternative way of obviating that impact.”
67: Clause 16, page 12, line 32, leave out from “that” to end of line 33 and insert “there is present on the premises—
(i) an invasive non-native species, or
(ii) a species of animal that is no longer normally present in Great Britain, and”
68: Clause 16, page 12, line 36, at beginning insert “the environmental authority considers that”
69: Clause 16, page 12, line 37, at end insert “and, having been given notice to that effect and a reasonable opportunity to rectify the failure, has not done so”
70: Clause 16, page 13, line 3, at end insert “and the authority considers it unlikely that the owner will enter any kind of such agreement”
71: Clause 16, page 13, line 14, at end insert—
“( ) Before making a species control order relating to animals of a species that is no longer normally present in Great Britain, the environmental authority must also be satisfied that—
(a) the animals are present on the premises otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of a licence under section 16(4)(c),
(b) the animals on the premises are having a significant adverse impact on—
(i) biodiversity,
(ii) other environmental interests, or
(iii) social or economic interests, and
(c) there is no appropriate alternative way of obviating that impact.”