Provisions the documents cite: s.1 (wild birds, nests and eggs), s.9 and Schedule 5 (protected animals), s.14 and Schedule 9 (invasive plants)
What it requires
It is an offence to kill or injure wild birds or take, damage or destroy an active nest; to kill, injure or disturb Schedule 5 animals; or to cause Schedule 9 plants to grow in the wild.
The instrument itself: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.
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