{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-game-order-2007/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2007",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-game-order-2007",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Game Licences",
  "text": "In the Game Act 1831 the following are repealed—\n(a) sections 5 (saving as to existing laws requiring game certificates) and 6 (every person holding a certificate may kill and take game, etc.);\n(b) in section 7 (under existing leases the landlord shall have the game except in certain cases), the words “who shall have obtained an annual game certificate”;\n(c) in section 10 (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”;\n(d) in section 11 (landlords who have reserved the game may authorize others to kill it), the words “who shall have obtained an annual game certificate”;\n(e) in section 13 (lords of manors may appoint gamekeepers to act within limits of manors etc.), the words from “, and to authorize” to the end;\n(f) in section 15 (regulations respecting appointment of gamekeepers in Wales), the words from “; and it shall be lawful” to the end;\n(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.);\n(h) sections 21 to 23 (which contain further provisions relating to licences and certificates); and\n(i) sections 25 to 29 (which contain provisions relating to licences and the consequences of persons not having licences or game certificates).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1831 c. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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 The Statute Law Revision (No. 2 Act) 1888 was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (1989 c. 43), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part XI."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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