Commentary on Sections Part 5 - Wildlife Section 48 – Consequential amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
260.Section 48 makes a series of amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. These amendments are connected to the changes made to that Act by sections 46 and 47.
261.For example, the prohibition imposed by section 11(1) (be) of the 1981 Act (inserted by section 48(2)(c)) was previously imposed, both in relation to England and in relation to Wales, by section 11(1)(b) of the 1981 Act. Section 48(2)(b) amends section 11(1)(b) of the 1981 Act so that it no longer applies in relation to Wales, and section 48(2)(c) inserts a new section 11(1) (be) that applies in relation to Wales. This has been done in order to enable the prohibitions that apply in relation to England to be grouped together, followed by the prohibitions that apply in relation to Wales (including those inserted by section 46).