Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 2512 of 2003)

The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk43043.htm[16.01.2025 11:43:57] Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 2512 The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 © Crown Copyright 2003 Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. 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This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct errors in S.I. 2002/2102 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2003 No. 2512 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 file:///bookstore.htm?AF=A10075&FO=38383&Action=AddItem&ProductID=0110477790 mailto:customer.services@tso.co.uk http://www.hmso.gov.uk/faqs.htm The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk43043.htm[16.01.2025 11:43:57] Made 29th September 2003 Laid before Parliament 30th September 2003 Coming into force 31st October 2003 Whereas the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999[1] ("the principal Regulations") prohibit the use of lead shot (as defined in those Regulations) for the purpose of shooting with a shot gun certain birds or in certain circumstances; Now therefore the Secretary of State (a) having, in accordance with section 140(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[2] (i) consulted the committee established[3] under section 140(5) of that Act; (ii) published a notice in the London Gazette; and (iii) considered the representations made to her in accordance with that notice; and (b) considering it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the substance or article specified in the principal Regulations (namely lead shot) from causing pollution of the environment and harm to the health of animals; in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 140[4] of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, hereby makes the following Regulations: Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 31st October 2003. Amendment 2. - (1) Schedule 1 to the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows. (2) Delete the following entries Avon Valley 9/8/1985 SP066476 River Derwent And Tributaries 11/9/1997 NY159239 Stanford Training Area 23/8/1985 TL866945 The New Forest 28/2/1996 SU224075 (3) After the entry in relation to "Turnford And Cheshunt Pits" insert the following entry The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk43043.htm[16.01.2025 11:43:57] Tweed Estuary 1/3/1988 NT993531 Ben Bradshaw Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 29th September 2003 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 ("the 1999 Regulations") which apply in relation to England only. The 1999 Regulations prohibit the use of lead shot for shooting with a shot gun (a) on or over any area below the high-water mark of ordinary spring tides; (b) on or over the sites of special scientific interest included in Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations; or (c) any wild bird included in Schedule 2 to the 1999 Regulations. These Regulations remove from Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations the following sites of special scientific interest: Avon Valley, River Derwent And Tributaries, Stanford Training Area and The New Forest. They add to Schedule 1 the Tweed Estuary. Details of the area covered by the sites of special scientific interest listed in the amended Schedule 1 to the 1999 Regulations can be obtained from English Nature at Northminster House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1UA. No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations. Notes: [1] S.I. 1999/2170, Schedules 1 and 2 to which were amended by S.I. 2002/2102.back [2] 1990 c. 43.back [3] S.I. 1991/1487, which established the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances.back [4] Section 140(3)(c) was amended by S.I. 1999/1108.back The Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 file:///D/HTML/uk43043.htm[16.01.2025 11:43:57] Other UK SIs | Home | National Assembly for Wales Statutory Instruments | Scottish Statutory Instruments | Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland | Her Majesty's Stationery Office We welcome your comments on this site © Crown copyright 2003 Prepared 15 October 2003 ISBN 0 11 047779 0 file:///stat.htm file:/// http://www.wales-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/wales/w-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm http://www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/ni-srni.htm http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ http://www.hmso.gov.uk/hmsoform.htm