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Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 2512 of 2003).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
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 31 October 2003.
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 which apply in relation to England only. The 1999 Regulations prohibit the use of lead shot for shooting with a shot gun: (a) on or over any area below the high-water mark of ordinary spring tides; (b) on or over the sites of special scientific interest included in Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations; or (c) any wild bird included in Schedule 2 to the 1999 Regulations. These Regulations remove from Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations specified sites of special scientific interest.

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