No. 124/1933:

WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1930.

WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1930.

Order by the MINISTER FOR JUSTICE.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930 (No. 16 of 1930), that the Minister for Justice may, by order made on the application of the Council of a county or county borough, prohibit, for reasons stated in such application, the taking or destroying, either generally or in any particular years or year in such county or county borough, or any particular parts or part thereof, of the eggs of any wild bird whatsoever, or any particular kinds or kind of wild bird.

AND WHEREAS the Council of the County of Cavan has applied to the Minister for Justice, because of the rarity of the birds concerned, and the attraction they provide, to make an order prohibiting generally in the County of Cavan the taking or destroying of the eggs of the following wild birds, that is to say :—of the Dunlin or Sealark, Grebe (all kinds), Harrier, Kingfisher, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Phalarope, Redshank, Sandpiper (all kinds), Tern (all kinds).

NOW, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the power conferred on him by Section 7 of the Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930 (No. 16 of 1930), and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling hereby, because of the rarity of the birds concerned and the attraction they provide, orders as follows :—

1. This order may be cited for all purposes as the Wild Birds (Cavan) Order, 1933.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. No person shall in any part of the County of Cavan take or destroy the eggs of any of the following wild birds, that is to say :—of the Dunlin or Sea Lark, Grebe (all kinds), Harrier, Kingfisher, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Phalarope, Redshank, Sandpiper (all kinds), Tern (all kinds).

GIVEN under the Seal of the Minister for Justice this 5th day of September, 1933.

(Signed) D. DE BRUN,

Secretary.

Department of Justice.

(Signed) S. A. ROCHE.