2Amendment of s. 8 of Badgers Act 1973

1

In section 8(1A) of the Badgers Act 1973—

a

after the words “under section 1(1)” there shall be inserted “or 2(3)”; and

b

after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted

or

c

the interfering with any badger sett,

2

At the end of section 8 of the Badgers Act 1973 there shall be added—

4

A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 2 (3) (a), (c) or (e) of this Act if he shows that his action was the incidental result of a lawful operation and could not reasonably have been avoided.