Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of the periods for Hunting in Autumn - Winter 2013 - 2014) Regulations, 2013 (L.N. 248 of 2013)

B 3074 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3074 L.N. 248 of 2013 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of the periods for Hunting in Autumn - Winter 2013 - 2014) Regulations, 2013 BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by article 61 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, and in terms of the provisions of regulation 10(6)(t) of the Conservation of Wild Birds’ Regulations, the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change has made the following regulations: Citation. 1. The title of these regulations is the Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of the periods for Hunting in Autumn - Winter 2013 - 2014) Regulations, 2013. Interpretation. S.L. 504.71 2. Terms and expressions used in these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the same meaning as given to them in the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the "the Wild Birds Regulations". Establishing the hunting period. 3. For the purposes of establishing the period for the hunting of wild birds under regulation 10(6)(t)(i) of the Wild Birds Regulations, the Minister has established the following dates: (a) the hunting of birds on land shall be permitted between the 1st September 2013 and the 31st January 2014, between two hours before sunrise and two hours after sunset on any day between Monday and Saturday, and between two hours before sunrise and 1 o’clock in the afternoon (1.00 p.m) on Sundays and Public Holidays: Provided that hunting on land between the 15th September 2013 and the 7th October 2013 shall not be permitted from Monday to Saturday after 7.00 pm and two hours before sunrise of the next following day; (b) the hunting of birds at sea shall be permitted between the 1st October 2013 and the 31st January 2014. (4) The applicable times for the shooting of wild rabbits between the 15th September 2013 and the 7th October 2013 shall be as established in the proviso to paragraph (a) of regulation 3 of these regulations. 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 riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.09