# The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
By virtue of section 8 of the Pests Act 1954 it is an offence to use in England and Wales for the purposes of killing or taking animals a spring trap other than one approved by an Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales.
This Order adds the Springer No. 4 Multi-purpose (Heavy Duty) and the Springer No. 6 Multi-purpose to those already approved in the Spring Traps Approval Order 1975 and specifies the animals for which and the circumstances in which each may be used.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2111/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1988/note
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