Protection of Birds Act 1967

2Extension of protection for eggs of common wild birds

The power of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the principal Act to prescribe common wild birds whose eggs may be taken or destroyed without contravening section 1 of that Act shall cease; and, accordingly, in subsection (4)(a) of the said section 2 the words from " or of any other common wild bird " to the end are hereby repealed.