2009 No. 168
The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made
Coming into operation
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 32 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 19971;
In accordance with Article 32(3)(a) of that Order, the Department of the Environment has caused a notice indicating the effect of these regulations to be published and has taken into consideration the representations made to it in accordance with the notice;
Accordingly the Department makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2009.
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“lead shot” means any shot made of—
- a
lead, or
- b
any alloy or compound of lead where lead comprises more than 1% of that alloy or compound;
- a
“the Ramsar Convention” means the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, signed at Ramsar on 2nd February 1971, as amended by—
- a
the Protocol known as the Paris Protocol done at Paris on 3rd December 1982; and
- b
the amendments known as the Regina Amendments adopted at the Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting parties held at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada between 28th May and 3rd June 19872;
- a
“shot gun” means a smooth-bore gun but does not include any shot gun chambered for 9 millimetre or smaller rim-fire cartridges;
“wetlands” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3.
Wetlands3
1
Subject to paragraph (2), “wetlands” has the meaning given in Article 1(1) of the Ramsar Convention.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations only the reference in that Article to—
a
“temporary” in relation to wetlands means wetlands which are covered with water on a seasonal or regular basis; and
b
“peatlands” means only peatlands with visible water.
Prohibition on use of cartridges containing lead shot4
No person shall use lead shot for the purpose of shooting with a shot gun on or over wetlands.
Offences5
Any person who contravenes regulation 4, or causes or permits another person to contravene that regulation, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th April 2009.
(This note is not part of the Order)