The Gibraltar Point (Area of Special Protection) Order 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes an area of land, shown on the deposited map, at Gibraltar Point near Skegness, Licolnshire an area of special protection for wild birds under section 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”).

Article 3 of the Order makes acts described in that article (including the killing or disturbance of wild birds) an offence.

Article 4 of the Order prohibits entry into the part of the area cross hatched on the deposited map between 1st March and 30th September (inclusive of those dates) in any year.

The Order makes offenders liable to a special penalty in accordance with section 21 of the Act.

The Order does not affect the exercise of rights by persons as owners, lessees or occupiers of any land in the area or of rights granted by virtue of a licence or agreement (section 3(3) of the 1981 Act).

Copies of the deposited map may be inspected at the Department of the Environment, Tollgate House, Houlton Street, Bristol BS2 9DJ and at the offices of East Lindsey District Council.

The Order revokes the Wild Birds (Gibraltar Point Sanctuary) Order 1971.