4 Exceptions to ss 1 and 3 [Further exceptions to s 1]

4  Exceptions to ss 1 and 3 [Further exceptions to s 1]

(1)     Nothing in section 1 or in any order made under section 3 shall make unlawful—

(a)     anything done in pursuance of a requirement by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State under section 98 of the Agriculture Act 1947, or by the Secretary of State under section 39 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948;

(b)     anything done under, or in pursuance of an order made under, section 21 or 22 of the Animal Health Act 1981; or

(c)     except in the case of a wild bird included in Schedule [ZA1 or] 1 or the nest or egg of such a bird, anything done under, or in pursuance of an order made under, any other provision of the said Act of 1981.

(2)     Notwithstanding anything in the provisions of section 1 or any order made under section 3, a person shall not be guilty of

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