Birds Protection Regulations 1988

Consolidation BIRDS PROTECTION REGULATIONS 1988 [Consolidated as at 28 February 2008 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Protected Birds Schedule NORFOLK ISLAND Birds Protection Regulations 1988 Short title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Birds Protection Regulations 1988. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, “Act” means the Birds Protection Act 1913. Protected birds 3. For the purposes of the definition of “protected bird” in section 2 of the Act, each species and sub-species of bird is a prescribed species, other than — (a) a species or sub-species specified in the Schedule; (b) a species or sub-species of birds in danger of extinction specified in Schedule 2 to the Migratory Birds Act 1980; or (c) a species or sub-species of migratory birds specified in Schedule 3 to the Migratory Birds Act 1980. NORFOLK ISLAND 2 Birds Protection 1988 SCHEDULE UNPROTECTED BIRDS Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Common name Scientific name (species or sub species 1 Domestic Duck (Mallard) Anas platyrhynchos 2 Goose Anser anser 3 Turkey Meleagris galloparo 4 Australian Kestrel (Sparrowhawk) Falco cenchroides 5 Fowl Gallus gallus 6 Californian Quail Lophortyx californicus 7 Feral Pigeon Columbia livia 8 Red Parrot (Crimson Rosella) Platycercus elegans 9 Blackbird Turdus merula 10 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 11 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 12 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 14 Canary Serinus canaria 15 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 16 Australasian Harrier Circus approximans 17 Masked Lapwing (Spur winged Plover) Vanellus miles 3 Birds Protection 1988 NOTES The Birds Protection Regulations 1988 as shown in this consolidation comprises Regulations No. 10 of 1988 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below. Enactment Number and year Date of commencement Application saving or transitional provision Birds Protection Regulations 1988 10, 1988 1.9.88 Birds Protection Amendment Regulations 1995 2, 1995 23.2.95 Birds Protection Amendment Regulations 1998 1, 1998 1.5..98 Table of Amendments ad = added or inserted am = amended rep = repealed rs = repealed and substituted Provisions affected How affected Schedule am Regs 2, 1995; 1, 1998 © Norfolk Island Government 2008 The Copyright Act 1968 of the Commonwealth of Australia permits certain reproduction and publication of this legislation. For reproduction or publication beyond that permitted by the Act, written permission must be sought from the Legislative Counsel, Administration of Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, South Pacific 2899.