Game Preservation Act, 1930

Permits for hunting hares.

8.—(1) When a hares protection order has been made under this Act, the Minister on the application of the master or other person having charge of a pack of harriers or of beagle hounds, may at any time while such order remains in force issue to such person a permit (in this Act referred to as a hunting permit) to hunt hares in the area or any particular part of the area to which such order relates with the said pack of harriers or of beagle hounds and to take and kill hares by means of such hunting.

(2) Every hunting permit issued under this section shall be transferable with the pack of harriers or of beagle hounds to which it relates and shall accordingly (unless revoked or surrendered under this section) continue in force notwithstanding any change in the ownership or in the mastership or custody of such pack and in particular notwithstanding that the person to whom such permit was issued ceases to be the master or person having charge of such pack.

(3) A hunting permit issued under this section may be revoked at any time by the Minister and may be surrendered at any time by the master or other person for the time being having charge of the pack of harriers or of beagle hounds to which the permit relates.