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Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 7 Cited in Amendments 11 Related
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JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
(1) The Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928 (c. 25) (referred to in this Act as “the 1928 Act”) shall be amended as follows.after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—
  • (bb) any partridge or snipe during the period commencing on 1st February in any year and ending with 31st August next following;
any partridge or snipe during the period commencing on 1st February in any year and ending with 31st August next following;in paragraph (c) for “game-bird other than a grouse” there shall be substituted “ other game-bird ”.(3) In section 7 for subsection (3) (power to vary certain periods) there shall be substituted—
  • “(3) The Minister of the Environment (in this Act referred to as “the Minister”) may by order—
  • (a) amend subsection (1) so as to vary the close season in relation to any kind of game; or
  • (b) amend subsection (2) so as to vary the period referred to in that subsection.
amend subsection (1) so as to vary the close season in relation to any kind of game; oramend subsection (2) so as to vary the period referred to in that subsection.(4) (5) In section 7F(2) (temporary nature of orders of the Minister) after “under this Act” there shall be inserted “ (except one made under section 7(3) ) ”.(1) For section 7A of the 1928 Act there shall be substituted—
    (7A) Protection of game and rabbits
  • “(1) Any person who kills, takes or destroys any game—
  • (a) on a Sunday; or
  • (b) during the period commencing one hour after sunset on any day and ending one hour before sunrise on the next day,
    • shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
on a Sunday; orduring the period commencing one hour after sunset on any day and ending one hour before sunrise on the next day,at any time kills, takes or destroys any rabbit by means of a firearm on any land; andis not an authorised person in relation to that land,the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 2) ; orthe Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 22) .the owner or occupier of the land; ora person who has a right of shooting on the land.(2) (3)

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