Schedule 9A, Part 5, paragraph 26

The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice in relation to species control agreements and orders in England. A code under this paragraph must in particular provide guidance to environmental authorities in England on— when to offer to enter into a species control agreement; how to go about entering into a species control agreement; what a species control agreement should contain (and in particular what it should contain by way of provision about payment of costs); when to make a species control order; what a species control order should contain (and in particular what it should contain by way of provision about payment and recovery of costs); standards of animal welfare to be met in connection with species control agreements and orders. A code under this paragraph may be revised or replaced. Before issuing (or revising or replacing) a code under this paragraph the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation. The Secretary of State must— ensure that a code under this paragraph is published in a way that is appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it, and lay a copy of a code under this paragraph before Parliament.

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