Wild Life Protection (Hunters' Licences) Regulations, 1973

• • WIW LIFE PROTECTION THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT REGULATIONS (under section 1 ,f) THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION (HUNTERS' LICENCES) REGULATIONS, 1973 (Made by the Minister on the 23rd day of July, 1973) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Life Protection (Hunters' Licences) Regulations, 1973. 2. In these Regulations "appropriate authority" means in relation to a hunter's licence, the Executive Director of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority; "hunter's licence" means a licence provided for by these Regulations. 3.---(1) No person shall hunt any game bird unless there is in force, in relation to such person, a hunter's licence issued by the appropriate authority. (2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty ofan offence and be liable on summary conviction thereof before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months. 4. Every application for a hunter's licence shall (a) be addressed to the appropriate authority; (b) be in the form prescribed as Form A in the Schedule; (c) contain the prescribed particulars; and (cl) be signed by the applicant 5.---(1) Upon the application of any person for a hunter's licence, the appropriate authority may, on production of a receipt issued under the authority of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue in respect of the payment [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 1/2006) L.N. 320/7J ,.,,,,,,, L.Nn. 59/12 {3S'85 , ... 41189 ,..,,, 57191 ,, 95d~5 87196 9l/97 57198 81>'2000 79'2003 82cll004 fmmA 7 8 THE WILD llFE PR<Y/'EC11ON (HUNTERS' UCENCES) REGULA.TIONS, 197J in full of the fee hereinafter prescnoed, issue a licence in the form prescribed as Form B in the Schedule, and such licence shall unles.s it is sooner revoked or suspended muter regulation 5A, remain in force during the duration of the shooting season declared by the Minister each year. (2) A fee of four thousand dollars shall be paid to the Commis.sioner A of Inland Revenue in respect of the grant of each hunter's licence. w, (3) The Commissioner of Inland Revenue shall refund to any applicant who fails to obtain a licence under paragraph (1) the fee of four thousand dollats on the presentation to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue by such person of a certificaie of refusal signed by the appropriate authority. 5A.-(l) Every hunter's licence shall be subject to such conditions as the appropriate authority may detennine or specify in the licence and may be suspended or revoked by the appropriate authority for breach of any such conditions or for breach of the provisions of the Act or regulations mBde thereunder and a licence suspended as aforesaid shall during the period of suspensionbeofnoeffecl (2) Before the appropriate authority revokes or suspends any hunter's licence he shall give the licensee notice in writing of his intention to do so .and require the licensee within such time as may be specified in the notice to show cause why the licence should not be revoked or suspended, as the case may be. (3) Where (a) a licensee fails to comply with a requirement pursuant to paragraph (1) to show cause within the time specified in the notice or if the cause shown is inadequate in the opinion of the appropriate authority; or (b) after·due enquiry by the appropriate authority in respect of any A allegation made against 1he licensee and after giving the licensee W an opportunity to make representations, the appropriate authority is satisfied that the nature of the facts established consequent on the enquiry is seriously detrimental to wild life, the appropriate authority may, by notice in writing to the licensee, suspend the licence for such period as the appropriate authority may consider necessary or desirable, or, as the case may be, revoke the [The inclusion of this page is aulhorized by LN. J/2006) THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION (HUNTERS' LICENCES) REGULATIONS. 1973 licence from such date as the appropriate authority may specify. SB. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the appropriate authority to revoke or suspend a licence shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of the notice under paragraph (2) of regulation 5A appeal in writing to the Minister. 6. Every person who fails to carry a bunter's licence, for the time being in force, on or about his person when in the course of hunting any game bird, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction thereof before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months. 7. Every person who, without reasonable excuse {the proof whereof shall lie upon him), fails to produce to any Game Warden a valid hunter's licence in relation to the said person, upon being reasonably required by the Game Warden so to do, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction thereof before a Resident Magistrate 1.10 a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months. (The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 54/2000) 9 THE WIW UFE PROTECTION (HUNTERS' LICENCES) REGULATIONS, 1973 FORM A SCHEDULE (Resulation 4) THE WILD LIFli! PROTECTION (HUNTERS' LICENCES) REGULATIONS, 1973 Application for hunter's licence To ......................................................................................... . (appropriate authority) 1. ........................................ of ........................................... . (name of applicant) (address of applicant) .................................... .in the parish of ................................. . do hereby apply for the grant of a............................. . ......... (hunter's licence) 2. I hereby declare I +hold a Firearm User•~ Licence +do not hold granted under the Firearms Act +in respect of.. ....................... .. (make, type, calibre ··················································· and identification number of firearm) Dated this ................................. day of ............................ 19 .... .. Signed ...................................... , (applicant) + Delete if inapplicable ·-·- --------~ [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 54/2000) tf 15 ~ ~ ~~ ::; "' ~;; ~is ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ § iii ;;J ,-; SCHEDULE FORMB (Paragraph l) JAMAICA THE WILD LIFE PROTECTION (HUNTER'S LICENCES) REGULATIONS, 1973 NA n.lRAL RE.soURCES CONSERVATION AUTifORITY OFFICIAL ANNUAL HUNTING LICENCE Hunting licence No. I Fee Fireann Licence/ I TRNNo. User's Permit No Name of Licensee: Last Firs1 Middle (Please Print) Address: (Please Print) Licensee's Signature: Valid from: To; tnus LICENCE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE ANO Issued by: ntE LICENCE FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE (Please Print) This licence pennits the person named above having paid the prescribed fee, to hunt Gam1 Birds in the Island of Jamaica as prescribed b; Dated Issued : law. AUTHORITY'S STAMP Agent's Signature: .) •· I i ., ii; ~ ~ 1 ·" ! i 'o j ~ s