Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 1730 (W. 164) of 2002). Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Sous-division territoriale Wales Type du document Règlement Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Pollution du sol/qualité Pollution des eaux douces Chasse/capture Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 1 September 2002. Résumé These Regulations, which apply to Wales, 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.opsi.gov.uk