Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011

The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) or WANE Act is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which introduced legislation to that country, affecting the way land and the environment is managed.

The act also amended earlier environmental legislation, including the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996.

The Act affected game-shooting, species protection, and introduced new wildlife offences into Scotland such as vicarious liability.

Amongst other things it:[1][2]