Section 2 Amendment of s. 8 of Badgers Act 1973.
United Kingdom
(1)
In section 8(1A) of the Badgers Act 1973—
(a)
after the words “under section 1(1)” there shall be inserted “ or 2(3) ”; and
(b)
after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted
“or
(c)the interfering with any badger sett,”.
(2)
At the end of section 8 of the Badgers Act 1973 there shall be added—
“(4)A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 2 (3) (a), (c) or (e) of this Act if he shows that his action was the incidental result of a lawful operation and could not reasonably have been avoided.”
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (E.W.S) (16.10.1992) by Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51), s. 15(2)(3),Sch.