Section 4 Licence to be taken out for taking or killing of game in Great Britain. Penalty for neglect.
Every person, before he shall in Great Britain take, kill, or pursue, or aid or assist in any manner in the taking, killing, or pursuing by any means whatever, or use any dog, gun, net, or other engine for the purpose of taking, killing, or pursuing any game, or any woodcock, snipe . . . . . . F1 or any coney, or any deer, shall take out a proper licence to kill game under this Act, and pay the duty hereby made payable thereon; and if any person shall do any such act as herein-before mentioned in Great Britain without having duly taken out and having in force such licence as aforesaid, he shall forfeit the sum of F2twenty poundslevel 2 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words repealed by Protection of Birds Act 1954 (c. 30), Sch. 6
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Words substituted (E.W.) by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31, Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2, SIF 40:1), ss. 1, 156 and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed: (E.W.) (1.8.2007) by Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2007), art. 3; and (S.) (29.6.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), s. 43(1), Sch. Pt. 2 (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/279, art. 2(1)(l)(ii) (as amended by S.S.I. 2011/287, art. 2)