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Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982

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1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982, and shall come into operation on 28th September 1982.

(2) These regulations apply for the purposes of references in section 6(5) of the Act.

(3) In these regulations:

approved supplier” means any supplier specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations;

close ring” means a continuous ring or band, without any break or join, for ringing a bird;

ring” means any ring or band for ringing a bird;

Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for the Environment;

the Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;

and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.

(4) Any reference in these regulations to a bird to which these regulations apply is a reference to a bird included in Part I of Schedule 3 which was bred in captivity.

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