Majjistral Nature and History Park Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2021. (L.N. 134 of 2021)

B 1051 B 1051 L.N. 134 of 2021 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT (CAP. 549) Majjistral Nature and History Park Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54 and 55 of the Environment Protection Act, the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning after consultation with the Environment and Resources Authority, has made the following regulations: Citation. S.L. 549.83. 1. The title of these regulations is Majjistral Nature and History Park Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Majjistral Nature and History Park Site Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". Amends regulation 2 of the principal regulations. 2. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations, shall be amended as follows: (a) immediately after the definition "camp" thereof, there shall be added the following new definition: (b) the definition " "hunt" and "hunting" " thereof, shall be substituted by the following: " "hunt" and "hunting" means the use of a fire-arm or any other weapon for the purpose of hunting wild birds or wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus);"; and (c) the definition " "take" and "taking" " thereof, shall be substituted by the following: " "take" and "taking" means the live-capture of birds or wild rabbit and excludes falconry.". S.L. 549.106. " "falconry" means the sport of hunting or taking quarry species with a falcon and shall include the keeping, flying, training and, or the display of such trained falcon in accordance with the provisions of the Conservation of Wild Birds (Falconry) Regulations and shall exclude hunting and taking by other means;"; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1052 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta FSC — Printed at the Government Printing Press on FSC certified paper Prezz/Price €0.18 B 1052 Adds new regulation 4A to the principal regulations. 3. Immediately after regulation 4 of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation: Amends regulation 5 of the principal regulations. 4. Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 5 of the principal regulations, shall be substituted by the following: "Falconry. S.L. 549.106. 4A. Falconry may be practised within the Park in line with the provisions of the Conservation of Wild Birds (Falconry) Regulations: Provided that, no person shall be in possession or control of a wild bird or a wild rabbit, whether dead or alive, whether whole or in part, anywhere in the Park outside the hours during which falconry is permitted.". S.L. 549.42. "(2) The provisions of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person who commits an offence under sub-regulations (1) to (8) of regulation 3, and the punishments contemplated therein shall, on conviction, apply.". VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA