The Act – Background and Overview
3.The Act makes a range of provision about wildlife and the natural environment. It consists of six Parts and a schedule, which make provision as explained below.
4.The following expressions are used throughout these Notes:
	“the 1946 Act” means the Hill Farming Act 1946,
	“the 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981,
	“the 1992 Act” means the Protection of Badgers Act 1992,
	“the 1996 Act” means the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996,
	“the 2004 Act” means the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, and
	“SNH” means Scottish Natural Heritage, established under the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991.