S.I. No. 2/2010 - Wildlife Act 1976 (Temporary Suspension of Open Season) Order 2010. 2010 2
S.I. No. 2 of 2010 |
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WILDLIFE ACT 1976 (TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF OPEN SEASON) ORDER 2010 |
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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-Iris Oifigiúil- of 8th January, 2010. |
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The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 27 of the section 7 of the section 27 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (No. 39 of 1976), hereby orders as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Act 1976 (Temporary Suspension of Open Season) Order 2010. |
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2. The Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders, 1979 to 2003, and this Order may be cited together as the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Orders, 1979 to 2010. |
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3. The hunting of any protected wild bird which is of a species specified in the Schedule to this Order being species each of which is specified in the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1979 ) as amended by the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1980 (S. I. No. 229 of 1980); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1982 ( S.I. No. 266 of 1982 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Season) (Amendment) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 283 of 1984 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 346 of 1985 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 347 of 1985 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1986 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1989 ( S.I. No. 221 of 1989 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 268 of 1991 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1992 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1992 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1993 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1995 ( S.I. No. 249 of 1995 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1995 ( S.I. No. 304 of 1995 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 219 of 1996 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 363 of 1997 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 1998 ( S.I. No. 332 of 1998 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 2000 ( S.I. No. 280 of 2000 ); Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 428 of 2001 ) and Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order, 2003 ( S.I. No. 394 of 2003 ) is hereby prohibited throughout the State during the period beginning on the commencement of this Order and ending on the 15th day of January, 2010. |
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SCHEDULE |
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Mallard, Teal, Gadwall, Wigeon, Pintail, Shoveler, Scaup, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goldeneye, Golden Plover, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Ruddy Duck |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government this 6th day of January, 2010. |
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JOHN GORMLEY |
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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) |
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The effect of this Order is to suspend temporarily the hunting of wild birds listed in the Schedule during the period mentioned, due to the severity of weather conditions. |
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