Game Licences Act 1860

13 Provisions of 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 32 and 2 & 3 Vict. c. 35., relating to licences to deal in game to be in force throughout the United Kingdom. U.K.

All the clauses and provisions of the two several Acts passed respectively in the first and second years of King William the Fourth, chapter thirty-two, and the second and third years of Her present Majesty, chapter thirty-five, relating to the granting of licences by justices of the peace to deal in game, and to the holding of special sessions by such justices in their respective divisions or districts for the purpose of granting such licences, and also all the clauses, provisions, and penalties contained in the said Acts or either of them relating to dealers in game, and to the selling of game, either by or to such dealers or others, shall, so far as the same are consistent with the express provisions of this Act, and as the same are altered or amended by this Act, extend to and be of full force and effect in and throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, and shall be observed, applied, and enforced as if the same, so altered or amended and made consistent with the express provisions of this Act, had been herein repeated and specially enacted: Provided always, that no person shall be authorized to sell game to any licensed dealer unless he shall have taken out a [F1 six pound] licence under this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Fees substituted by S.I. 1968/120

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Power to amend s. 13 given by Local Government Act 1966 (c. 42,SIF 81:1), s. 35(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II and Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 51), s. 42(2), Sch. 4 Pt. II

C2 S. 4 of the Act 2 & 3 Vict. c. 35 (which Act was repealed by Revenue Act 1869 (c. 14) , s. 39) enacts as follows:And whereas by the Game Act 1831 it is enacted that the justices of the peace of every county, riding, division, liberty, franchise, city or town shall hold a special session in the division or district for which they usually act, in the month of July in every year, for the purpose of granting licences to deal in game: And whereas it is expedient that the said justices of the peace should be empowered to hold a special session for the purpose aforesaid, not only in the month of July, but also at any subsequent period of the year; be it therefore enacted that from and after the passing of this Act it shall be lawful for the said justices of the peace to hold in their respective divisions or districts a special session for the purpose of granting licences to deal in game, not only in the month of July, but also at any time and from time to time as often as they shall think fit after the said month of July in every year; and it shall also be lawful for the majority of the said justices (not being less than two), assembled at any such session or at any adjournment thereof, to grant licences to deal in game, in the manner directed by the said last-recited Act, and under and subject to the provisions and regulations thereof; provided always, that of the holding of any such special session seven days notice shall be given to each of the justices acting for the division or district in which such session is intended to be held; provided also, that every licence to deal in game, at whatever time the same hath been or shall be granted, shall continue in force from the granting thereof until the first day of July then next following, and no longer; any thing in the said last-recited Act or in such licence, to the contrary notwithstanding.