S.I. No. 126/1954:

WILD BIRDS (COUNTY DUBLIN) ORDER, 1954.

WILD BIRDS (COUNTY DUBLIN) ORDER, 1954.

WHEREAS the County Manager of the County of Dublin has applied to the Minister for Justice for an order prohibiting the taking or destroying in the County of Dublin (including the islands of Lambay and Ireland's Eye) of the eggs of any wild bird other than the hoodie crow, the magpie and the wood pigeon, for the reason that such order is necessary to prevent the extermination of wild birds :

NOW, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7 of the Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930 (No. 16 of 1930), and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling and for the reason that this Order is necessary to prevent the extermination of wild birds, hereby orders as follows :--

1. This Order may be cited as the Wild Birds (County Dublin) Order, 1954.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. No person shall take or destroy in the County of Dublin (including the islands of Lambay and Ireland's Eye) the eggs of any wild bird other than the hoodie crow, the magpie and the wood pigeon.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice this 14th day of June, 1954.

(Signed) THOMAS J. COYNE.

Secretary,

Department of Justice.