Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971
The Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act implemented recommendations contained in the second report on statute law revision, by the Law Commission.Provisions
Section 1 repealed the longest standing statute in England, the Charter of the Forest 1217, by abolishing “any prerogative right of Her Majesty to wild creatures... 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.”
In section 2, the words from "and" onwards were repealed by of, and Part I of to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
