Wildlife Act 1976

Licences to hunt otters or deer and to hunt or course hares.

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26. (1) F74[]

(2) The Minister may grant to the master or other person having charge for the time being of a pack of beagles or harriers a licence to hunt hares in any district or districts specified in the licence with that pack on such day or days (being a day or days which are not specified in a hares order) as are both specified in the licence and are in the year in which the licence is granted.

(3) The Minister may, on an application made by any coursing club which is affiliated to the Irish Coursing Club, grant to the applicant a licence to hold, on such day or days (being a day or days which are not specified in a hares order) as are both specified in the licence and are in the year in which the licence is granted, regulated coursing matches.

Annotations

Amendments:

F74

Deleted (10.07.2010) by Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010, (19/2010), s. 2.

Editorial Notes:

E192

Provision made for costs of certain proceedings in relation to a licence granted under section (23.08.2011) by Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (20/2011), ss. 3-7, S.I. No. 433 of 2011.

E193

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(i) deleted (31.07.2001) by Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000(38/2000), s. 35, S.I. No. 371 of 2001; subsection deleted as per F-note above.