Act (except s. 1(2)): power to transfer functions conferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Word in s. 9(1) substituted (1.3.2021) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 8(a)(i) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

Words in s. 9(1)(a) omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 8(a)(ii) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

S. 9(1)(b) omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 8(a)(iii) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

S. 9(1)(c) omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 8(a)(iii) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

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Words in s. 9(2) omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 8(b)(ii) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/30/section/9Conservation of Seals Act 1970An Act to provide for the protection and conservation of seals in England and Wales and Scotland and in the adjacent territorial waters.1978-10-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-19Expert Participation2021-03-01

9 General exceptions.1

A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 1 of this Act by reason only of—

a

the taking or attempted taking of any seal which had been disabled ... and was taken or to be taken solely for the purpose of tending it and releasing it when no longer disabled;

b

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 1 ... of this Act by reason only of the killing of any seal which had been so seriously disabled ... that there was no reasonable chance of its recovering.

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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/22/section/54/5">s. 54(5)</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/22/section/54/5">s. 54(5)</ref>
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A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section
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