Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 No. 114

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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2006 No. 114
GAME
Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

	Made	9th March 2006
	Coming into operation	17th April 2006

The Department of the Environment[1]makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7C(1) and 7F(1) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928[2];

     In accordance with section 7C(1) of that Act, that Department is satisfied that it is necessary to provide special protection for Irish Hares;

     In accordance with section 7F(5) of that Act, that Department has caused a notice of the proposal to make an order to be published and taken into consideration the objections duly lodged in accordance with that notice;

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, and shall come into operation on 17^t^h April 2006.

Prohibition of the killing, taking, sale or purchase of Irish Hares
     2. A person shall not kill, take, sell, or purchase Irish Hares at any time during the period 17^t^h April 2006 to 31^s^t March 2007 inclusive.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

9th March 2006.

L.S.

W Shannon
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order prohibits a person from killing, taking, selling or purchasing Irish hares during the period outlined in Article 2.

Any person who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of the order shall be guilty of an offence under section 7F(6) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928.

Notes:

[1] S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No 252; S.R. &O (N.I.) 1973 No 504 Art. 7; S.I. 1976/424 (N.I.6) Art. 3 back

[2] 1928 c. 25 (N.I.) as amended by s.3 of the 1951 c.4 (N.I.) and s.3 of the 2002 c.2 (N.I.)back

ISBN 0 337 96418 1

Prepared 23 March 2006

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