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Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game (Amendment) Law, 2006 (Law No. 151(Ι)/2006).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 4098, Part I, Supplement I, 24 November 2006, pp. 1626-1638.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Birds Hunting authorization/permit Wild fauna Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law may be cited as the Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game (Amendment) Law of 2006 and shall be read as one with the Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game Laws of 2003-2005 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Law"). The principal Law and the present Law shall be read as one and will be referred to as the Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game Laws of 2003-2006. With a view to better aligning the Cypriot legislative framework with Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds, this law brings forth amendments to the principal law. More specifically, in article 2, there are some minor wording amendments; in article 3, paragraph (b) is replaced; article 6 (powers of the Minister) is entirely replaced; in article 7 sections (3) and (5) are replaced; article 8 (protection of wild birds) is entirely replaced; in article 9, the new sections (2A) and (2B) are added; in article 10, section (3) is replaced while the new section (3A) is added; article 29 is repealed; in article 60 a new section (3) is added; in article 67 section (1) is replaced; in Annex I, a list of bird species is added after point (91) while in Annex IV, another list of bird species is added after paragraph (XI).

Full text
Greek
Website
www.mof.gov.cy

References - Legislation

Amends

Protection and Management of Wild Birds and Game Law, 2003 (Law No. 152(Ι)/2003).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2003

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Basic legislation, Birds, Classification/declassification, Ecosystem preservation, Endangered species, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting rights, Hunting/capture, Internal trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Management/conservation, Protected area, Seasons, Wild fauna, Zoning, Protection of species, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX