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Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 2170 of 1999).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
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 1999.
Abstract

These Regulations prohibit the use of lead shot for shooting with a shotgun: (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 Regulations; or (c) any wild bird included in Schedule 2 to the Regulations namely ducks and geese (all species of each), coot and moorhen (regulation 3). "Lead shot" means any shot made of lead or of any alloy or compound of lead where lead comprises more than 1 percent of that alloy or compound (reg. 2). Regulation 4 provides for powers of entry and inspection, a power to take samples, and a power to take any dead or injured wild birds, in order to determine whether any provisions of the Regulations have been broken. Regulation 5 provides that breach of regulation 3, or obstruction of a person exercising any power under regulation 4, is a criminal offence.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 2101 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods

Source: FAO, FAOLEX