Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Offences: possession of articles for purposes of committing offences

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19.  After Article 24 of the Wildlife Order insert—

Possession of articles for purposes of committing certain offences

24A.(1) Any person who, for the purposes of committing an offence under Part 2 or 3 (the relevant offence), has in his possession anything capable of being used for committing the relevant offence shall be guilty of an offence and punishable in the same manner as for the relevant offence.

(2) References in Articles 25 to 27 to an offence under Part 2 or 3 include references to an offence under this Article committed by reference to such an offence..