Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 28th December, 2010.

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 Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 (No. 38 of 2000) (as adapted by the Environment and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 233 of 2003 )), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Act 1976 (Temporary Suspension of Open Season) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2010.

2. Article 3 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (Temporary Suspension of Open Season) (No. 2) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 582 of 2010 ) is amended by the substitution of "beginning on the 8th day of December 2010 and ending on the 30th day of December 2010" for "beginning on the 8th day of December 2010 and ending on the 14th day of December 2010".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,

21 December 2010.

JOHN GORMLEY,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to suspend temporarily the hunting of wild birds as listed in the Schedule of the Wildlife Act 1976 (Temporary Suspension of Open Season) (No. 2) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 582 of 2010 ) for an additional 9 days, due to the severity of weather conditions.