Spring Traps Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 25 of 2012). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Dangerous animal/harmful animal Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order specifies approved traps in column (1) of the Schedule and approves those which are equivalent in all respects to those so listed. Conditions attached to the approval of each type of trap are specified in column (2) of the Schedule. Under Article 12A of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 it is an offence to use or permit the use of, for the purpose of killing or taking animals, any spring trap other than an approved trap, to have such trap in possession or to use an approved trap for purposes other than for which it was approved. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Repealed by Spring Traps Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. No. 69 of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Dangerous animal/harmful animal Source: FAO, FAOLEX