153.This section inserts a new section 40C into the 1996 Act to build on section 40B inserted by section 23 of this Act. It sets out the matters which the Scottish Ministers may in particular have regard to when preparing, reviewing or updating a plan under section 40B:
	Different circumstances in which deer are managed,
	The challenges of managing deer in different circumstances (for example the environments in which they are present and types of deer),
	Characteristics and numbers (which may be affected by behavioural differences between species), and
	How to balance social, economic, environmental and deer welfare considerations (keeping in mind the priorities of the plan).
The Act National deer management and venison plan Section 24 – National deer management and venison plan: matters which may be considered