Schedule 9A, Part 3, paragraph 19

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on that person by a species control order commits an offence. A person who intentionally obstructs a person from carrying out an operation required or proposed under a species control order commits an offence. A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or a fine, or both. In relation to an offence committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months. In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding £40,000.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30