{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-natural-environment-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-natural-environment-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2011/15",
  "legislation_title": "Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-natural-environment-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Offences: recklessness",
  "text": "(1) In each of the provisions of the Wildlife Order mentioned in subsection (2) (which create offences which require an intentional act) after “intentionally” insert “ or recklessly ”.\n(2) The provisions are—\n(a) Article 4(1) and (6) (protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs);\n(b) Article 10(1) and (4) (protection of certain wild animals);\n(c) Article 14(1)(a) and (b) (protection of wild plants); and\n(d) Article 16(1)(a) (wildlife refuges).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/15/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:49.628005+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}