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Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

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Offences: causing or permitting unlawful acts

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6.—(1) The Wildlife Order is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 4 (protection of wild birds, their nests and eggs) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by any of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(3) In Article 7 (sale of birds, eggs, etc.) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(4) In Article 10 (protection of certain wild animals) after paragraph (4A) (inserted by section 9) insert—

“(4B) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by any of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(5) In Article 13 (sale of wild animals) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(6) In Article 14 (protection of wild plants) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by paragraph (1) or (2)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(7) In Article 15 (introduction of new species) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who knowingly causes or permits to be done an act which is made unlawful by paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

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