Game Birds Preservation Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
1Citation and commencement
2Prohibition of sale for consumption of grouse
3Prohibition of killing or taking partridge, red-legged partridges and hen pheasants
4Prohibition of sale for consumption of partridge, red-legged partridges and hen pheasants
1999 No. 328
GAME

Game Birds Preservation Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made
Coming into operation
The Department of the Environment1, being satisfied that it is necessary to provide special protection for grouse, partridge, red-legged partridges and hen pheasants:
  1. (a)
    in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 7C(1) and 7F(1) to (3) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 19282 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19743 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf; and
  2. (b)

    after publishing, pursuant to section 7F(5) of the Act, notice of proposal to make this Order and of the purport thereof, and not having received any objection to the said proposal,

hereby makes the following Order: