The Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 40) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made provisions for the conservation and control of red deer and the prevention of the illegal taking and killing of all species of deer in Scotland.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 36 of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.
CitationShort titleExtent of repeal2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 68Game (Scotland) Act 1832In section one, the words "deer roe" in both places where these words occur; in section four the word "deer".11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 45Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948Sections thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, and forty-two so far as relating to red deer; in section forty-three, subsection (2); sections forty-four, forty-five, forty-six and forty-seven.
Subsequent developments Section 36 of, and schedule 3 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
The whole act was repealed by section 48(2) of, and schedule 5 to, the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996, which came into force on 18 November 1996.
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