Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000

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Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Saver for orders, etc.

5.

Repeals.

6.

Amendment of section 2 (definitions) of Principal Act.

7.

Amendment of section 8 (regulations and orders) of Principal Act.

8.

Licences.

9.

Amendment of section 11 (functions of Minister in relation to wildlife) of Principal Act.

10.

Arbitrator.

11.

Acquisition of land and rights by agreement.

12.

Creation of rights of way.

13.

Extinguishment of easements.

14.

Amendment of section 55 (land purchase orders) of Principal Act.

15.

Interpretation (Chapter II).

16.

Intention to designate natural heritage areas.

17.

Decision not to make natural heritage area order.

18.

Natural heritage area order.

19.

Restriction on carrying out certain works.

20.

Prohibition of works on lands in natural heritage areas.

21.

Restoration of land in natural heritage area.

22.

Compensation.

23.

Registration of natural heritage area order as burden on land.

24.

Provisions relating to section 12 (obligations in relation to nature reserves and refuges) of Principal Act.

25.

Erection of notices.

26.

Amendment of section 15 (nature reserves on lands owned by the Minister or by the State) of Principal Act.

27.

Amendment of section 16 (nature reserves on land other than land to which section 15 applies) of Principal Act.

28.

Amendment of section 17 (refuges for fauna) of Principal Act.

29.

Amendment of section 21 (protection of flora) of Principal Act.

30.

Amendment of section 22 (enforcement of protection of wild birds) of Principal Act.

31.

Amendment of section 23 (enforcement of protection of wild animals (other than wild birds) of Principal Act.

32.

Exclusion of certain wild animals.

33.

Amendment of section 24 (open seasons for certain protected wild birds) of Principal Act.

34.

Amendment of section 25 (open seasons for certain wild mammals) of Principal Act.

35.

Amendment of section 26 (licences to hunt otters or deer and to hunt or course hares) of Principal Act.

36.

Regulation of commercial shoot operators.

37.

Amendment of section 28 (general restriction as regards hunting or killing with firearms certain exempted wild mammals and certain protected wild birds) of Principal Act.

38.

Hunting restricted on or over foreshore belonging to State and certain land so belonging.

39.

Amendment of section 31 (sale, purchase and possession of certain perching birds prohibited) of Principal Act.

40.

Amendment of section 32 (ringing and marking, and possession of cannon-nets, etc. restricted) of Principal Act.

41.

Amendment of section 33 (restriction on use of certain firearms etc.) of Principal Act.

42.

Amendment of section 34 (certain use of traps, snares etc. prohibited) of Principal Act.

43.

Amendment of section 35 (certain use of scarecrows, decoys, birdcalls and calls of wild mammals restricted) of Principal Act.

44.

Amendment of section 36 (use of mechanically-propelled vehicles, vessels and aircraft in hunting prohibited) of Principal Act.

45.

Use of lamps, mirrors etc. in hunting prohibited.

46.

Amendment of section 40 (destruction of vegetation on uncultivated land restricted) of Principal Act.

47.

Amendment of section 41 (falconry etc.) of Principal Act.

48.

Amendment of section 42 (damage by wild birds etc.) of Principal Act.

49.

Amendment of section 43 (land drainage schemes) of Principal Act.

50.

Amendment of section 44 (unlawful hunting or entry on land and other miscellaneous matters) of Principal Act.

51.

Amendment of section 45 (sale, purchase and possession of fauna restricted) of Principal Act.

52.

Amendment of section 46 (regulation and control of wildlife dealing) of Principal Act.

53.

Wildlife dealer's licence.

54.

Amendment of section 49 (revocation of wildlife dealer's licence) of Principal Act.

55.

Amendment of section 51 (transport of packages etc. containing certain fauna) of Principal Act.

56.

Amendment of section 52 (import of fauna and flora) of Principal Act.

57.

Amendment of section 53 (export of fauna and flora) of Principal Act.

58.

Regulation of trade in wild flora and fauna and CITES Regulations.

59.

Saver in interest of public health and safety.

60.

Amendment of section 56 (management etc. of certain land acquired, held or used by the Minister) of Principal Act.

61.

Amendment of section 58 (right to hunt on or over territorial seas of State vested in State) of Principal Act.

62.

Amendment of section 59 (regulations permitting and regulating public access to certain land) of Principal Act.

63.

Amendment of section 69 (attempts etc. and miscellaneous other offences) of Principal Act.

64.

Amendment of section 70 (prosecution of offences) of Principal Act.

65.

Amendment of section 72 (powers of Garda Síochána and authorised persons) of Principal Act.

66.

Inspection of land.

67.

Amendment of section 73 (search warrants) of Principal Act.

68.

Amendment of section 74 (penalties) of Principal Act.

69.

Amendment of section 76 (forfeiture) of Principal Act.

70.

Amendment of section 77 (appeal against seizures) of Principal Act.

71.

Amendment of section 78 (disposal of things seized) of Principal Act.

72.

Amendment of Forestry Act, 1946.

73.

Amendment of Registration of Title Act, 1964.

74.

Amendment of State Property Act, 1954.

75.

Amendment of European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations, 1997.

Acts Referred to

Arterial Drainage Act, 1945

1945, No. 3

Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995

Firearms Acts, 1925 to 2000

Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1999

Forestry Act, 1946

1946, No. 13

Forestry Act, 1956

1956, No. 6

Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

8 & 9 Vict. c.18

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939

1939, No. 36

Planning and Development Act, 2000

2000, No. 30

Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act, 1965

1965, No. 10

Registration of Title Act, 1964

1964, No. 16

Road Traffic Act, 1961

1961, No. 24

State Property Act, 1954

1954, No. 25

Wildlife Act, 1976

1976, No. 39