Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 407

GAME

Game Preservation (Special Protection for Irish Hares) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

2nd October 2008

Coming into operation

1st November 2008

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7C(1) and 7F(1) and (2) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928(1);

This Order, so far as section 7C(1) of that Act applies to it, is made with a view to providing special protection for Irish Hares;

In accordance with section 7F(5) of that Act the Department of the Environment(2) has caused a notice of the proposal to make an order to be published and taken into consideration the objections duly lodged in accordance with the notice;

Accordingly the Department makes the following Order:

(1)

1928 c.25 (N.I.) as amended by s. 3 of 1951 c. 4 (N.I)