F2PART IVGAME AND GAME DEALERS' LICENCES

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Amendments (Textual)
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Pt. IV (ss. 27-42) ceased to have effect (13.6.2011) by virtue of Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 15), ss. 35, 40(1); S.R. 2011/215, art. 2

Licences to kill or take game

32Game licences taken out in Great Britain available in Northern Ireland.

F31

Subject to the provisions of this section, a game licence in force under the provisions of any of the enactments for the time being in force in Great Britain which correspond to the foregoing provisions of this Part shall, without further payment of duty, be available in Northern Ireland.

2

If the rates of duty chargeable respectively on game licences taken out in Northern Ireland are higher than the rates of duty chargeable respectively for game licences taken out in Great Britain, any such licence taken out in Great Britain shall not be available in Northern Ireland until the difference between the rate of duty payable in Great Britain and the rate of duty payable in Northern Ireland has been paid to the Ministry.

3

This section shall continue in operation so long only as the corresponding concession with respect to the availability in Great Britain of game licences taken out in Northern Ireland continues to have effect, and a declaration made by the Governor in Council that the corresponding concession has ceased or will cease to have effect as from a date specified in the declaration shall, for the purposes of this section, be conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein.

4

For the purposes of this Act, a game licence taken out in Great Britain and available in Northern Ireland shall be deemed to be a game licence issued under this Part.