Protection of Birds Act 1967

9Close season for certain gannets

Notwithstanding anything in section 9 of the principal Act (which enables the Secretary of State by an order made either generally or with respect to any specified part of Great Britain to add any wild bird to Schedule 3 to that Act and to prescribe a close season for that bird ending not earlier than 31st August) any order under that section adding gannets to the said Schedule 3 with respect to the island of Sula Sgeir in the County of Ross and Cromarty may prescribe a close season for such birds on that island ending not earlier than 14th August.