Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 2101 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Freshwater pollution Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 1 September 2002. Abstract The principal Regulations prohibit the use of lead shot for shooting with a shot gun: (a) on or over any area below the high-water mark; (b) on or over the sites of special scientific interest included in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations; (c) any wild bird included in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations. Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations substitutes a new Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations, providing a revised list of sites of special scientific interest to which the prohibition on the use of lead shot applies. Regulation 2(3) removes golden plover and common snipe from Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 2170 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods Source: FAO, FAOLEX