Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971

United Kingdom legislation

Charter of the Forest 1217
Ordinance of the Forest 1305
Ordinance of the Forest 1306
Customs and Assise of the Forest
27 Hen. 8. c. 7
Delimitation of Forests Act 1640
Dean Forest Act 1667
New Forest Act 1697
New Forest Act 1800
41 Geo. 3. (U.K.) c. 108
50 Geo. 3. c. 116
50 Geo. 3. c. ccxviii
52 Geo. 3. c. 71
52 Geo. 3. c. 72
53 Geo. 3. c. 158
55 Geo. 3. c. 122
55 Geo. 3. c. 138
55 Geo. 3. c. 190
56 Geo. 3. c. 132
58 Geo. 3. c. 99
58 Geo. 3. c. 100
5 Geo. 4. c. 99
6 Geo. 4. c. 132
Crown Lands Act 1829
6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 3
Dean Forest (Encroachments) Act 1838
Dean Forest Act 1842
7 & 8 Vict. c. 13
12 & 13 Vict. c. 81
14 & 15 Vict. c. 43
New Forest Act 1851
Whichwood Disafforesting Act 1853
Whittlewood Disafforesting Act 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. 42
17 & 18 Vict. c. 49
18 & 19 Vict. c. 46
Whichwood Disafforesting Amendment Act 1856
Hainault Forest (Allotment of Commons) Act 1858
29 & 30 Vict. c. 70
Abbot’s Wood (Dean Forest) Act 1870
Epping Forest Act 1871
Epping Forest Amendment Act 1872
Epping Forest Act 1873
Epping Forest Act 1875
New Forest Highways Act 1883
East and West Dean (Highways) Act 1883
New Forest (Sale of Lands for Public Purposes) Act 1902

Status: Amended

Revised text of statute as amended

The Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971 (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act implemented recommendations contained in the second report on statute law revision,^[4] by the Law Commission.

Provisions

Section 1(1) repealed the longest standing statute in England, the Charter of the Forest 1217, by abolishing “any prerogative right of Her Majesty to wild creatures (except royal fish and swans) together with any prerogative right to set aside land or water for the breeding, support or taking of wild creatures; and any franchises of forest, free chase, park or free warren.” This preserves Crown rights of ownership over royal fish (whales and sturgeons) and mute swans.

In section 2(3), the words from "and" onwards were repealed by section 41(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

Notes

^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 2(1) of this Act.
^ The Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971, section 2(2)
^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
^ The Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Second Report. Draft Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Bill. Law Com 28. Cmnd 4433. HMSO. London. August 1970. Digitised copy from BAILII.

References

Halsbury's Statutes

External links

The Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971, as amended, from the National Archives.

UK legislation

Pre-parliamentary legislation

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