Introductory text

GAME

Made 17th December 2003

Coming into operation 19th January 2004

Whereas the Department of the Environment^f1 is satisfied that it is necessary to provide special protection for Irish hares;

And whereas the Department of the Environment has caused a notice of the proposal to make an order to be published in accordance with section 7F(5) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928^f2 and taken into consideration the objections duly lodged in accordance with that notice;

Now, therefore, the Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 7C(1) and 7F(1) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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f1: S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1972 No. 252; S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 7; S.I. 1976/424 (N.I. 6) Art. 3
f2: 1928 c. 25 (N.I.) as amended by s. 3 of 1951 c. 4 (N.I.)