WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1931

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WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1931 - SECT 1



1.[(1) It shall be unlawful for any person

(a)to fix or set any spring, trap, gin or other similar instrument calculated
to cause bodily injury to any bird coming in contact therewith;

(b)knowingly to permit, suffer or cause any such instrument to be fixed or
set;

(c)to take or attempt to take any bird by means of a hook or other similar
instrument, or a net; or

(d)to use any mechanically propelled vehicle, boat or any aircraft in actual
and immediate pursuit of any bird for the purpose of killing, injuring or
taking such bird:

Provided that it shall be a good defence for a person charged with an offence
under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this sub-section to prove that the
fixing or setting in respect of which he is so charged was reasonably and
properly done in the ordinary course of farming or gardening operations.]

(2) If any person is guilty of an offence under the last preceding sub-section
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five
pounds, or alternatively, or in addition thereto, to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding three months.

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WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1931 - SECT 1