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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order places Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and this allows them to be killed or taken by legal means outside the close season, subject to the provisions of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985. The “close season” means the period in any year commencing with 1st February and ending with 31st August.