# Badgers Act 1991 (repealed 16.10.1992), Section 2: Amendment of s. 8 of Badgers Act 1973.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/36/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/badgers-act-1991-repealed-16101992/section-2
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