Article 2 Game Licences

England and Wales

In the Game Act 1831^f1 the following are repealed—

(a)

sections 5 (saving as to existing laws requiring game certificates) and 6 (every person holding a certificate may kill and take game, etc.);

(b)

in section 7^f2 (under existing leases the landlord shall have the game except in certain cases), the words “who shall have obtained an annual game certificate”;

(c)

in section 10^f3 (this Act not to give interest in game to owners of cattlegates or rights of common, etc.), the words “who shall have obtained an annual game certificate”;

(d)

in section 11^f4 (landlords who have reserved the game may authorize others to kill it), the words “who shall have obtained an annual game certificate”;

(e)

in section 13^f5 (lords of manors may appoint gamekeepers to act within limits of manors etc.), the words from “, and to authorize” to the end;

(f)

in section 15^f6 (regulations respecting appointment of gamekeepers in Wales), the words from “; and it shall be lawful” to the end;

(g)

sections 17 (persons holding certificates may sell game to licensed dealers, etc.) and 18 (justices to hold a special session yearly for granting licences to persons to deal in game, etc.);

(h)

sections 21 to 23 (which contain further provisions relating to licences and certificates); and

(i)

sections 25 to 29 (which contain provisions relating to licences and the consequences of persons not having licences or game certificates).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1831 c. 32.
f2: Section 7 was amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (1888 c. 57). The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI.
f3: Section 10 was amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (1888 c. 57). The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI.
f4: Section 11 was amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (1888 c. 57). The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI.
f5: Section 13 was amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (1888 c. 57). The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI.
f6: Section 15 was amended by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (1888 c. 57). The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI.