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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Repealed by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