Wildlife Act 1976
Licences.
F24[9.—(1) The Minister may—
(a) attach conditions to any licence granted or permit issued for any of the purposes of the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000,
(b) vary such conditions, and
(c) revoke any such licence other than a licence granted by the Minister under section 29 of the Principal Act or withdraw any such permit.
(2) Subject to section 32(5) of this Act, a licence granted or a permit issued by the Minister under the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000, shall, if so expressed, operate to authorise the doing by any person who is of a class or description specified in the licence or permit of—
(a) anything allowed to be done by the licence or permit, or
(b) anything which is a thing so allowed to be done and is of a class or description so specified.
(3) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, prescribe fees payable in respect of licences granted or permits issued by the Minister under the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000, and different fees may be prescribed for different classes of licences or permits.
(4) Regulations prescribing matters to which this section relates may provide for such incidental or related matters as are, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary to give effect to such fees.]
F25[(5) Nothing shall be allowed to be done by licence or permit that would not be allowed to be done under the provisions of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 or that would otherwise contravene the requirements and obligations of the Birds Directive or the Habitats Directive.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F24
Substituted (31.07.2001) by Wildlife Amendment Act 2000 (38/2000), s. 8, S.I. No. 371 of 2001, subject to transitional provision in s. 4.
F25
Substituted (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), reg. 56(28), in effect as per reg. 1(3).
Modifications (not altering text):
C12
Functions transferred and references to “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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No. 39 of 1976 |
Wildlife Act 1976 |
Sections 5, 8, 9 and 76(5); Second Schedule, paragraphs 11 and 12 |
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Editorial Notes:
E55
Subs. (5) amended (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), reg. 56(5), in effect as per reg. 1(3); this amendment duplicates words in the substitution of the subsection by reg. 56(28) and renders the amendment redundant.
E56
Previous affecting provision: subs. (5) inserted (18.07.2005) by European Communities (Natural Habitats) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 378 of 2005), reg. 2(1); substituted as per F-note above.