95Minor amendment—including similar species

95 Minor amendment—including similar species appropriate if the amendment is to include a native species in a certain category of the list (the ineligible species) because— (a) it so closely resembles in appearance, at any stage of its biological development, a species that is included in the category (the eligible species) that it is difficult to differentiate between the 2 species; and (b) this difficulty poses an additional threat to the eligible species; and (c) it would substantially promote the objects of this Act if the ineligible species were included in the category. must obtain and consider the advice of the scientific committee. (3) If an ineligible species is included in a category of the threatened native species list under subsection (1) and the eligible species is— (a) transferred to another category of the list, the ineligible species is also transferred to the other category; and (b) omitted from the list, the ineligible species is also omitted from the list. certain category, of the threatened native species list, means— (a) critically endangered; or (b) endangered; or

(c) vulnerable. Note Eligibility for critically endangered category, endangered category and vulnerable category (see s 64 (3) to (5)).