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3.
Amendment
of section 9.
Amendment
4.
Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the inser- tion after the words "police force" of the following-
"or revenue officers".
Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 12. deletion of subsections (1) and (2) and the substitution therefor of the
following-
Repeal and
replacement
of section 14.
Repeal and replacement
of section 15.
Sixth Schedule.
Forms 1 & 2.
6.
"(1) The licensing authority on application made in the form prescribed in Form 1 of the Sixth Schedule may at his discretion issue a game licence in the form and on payment of the fee prescribed in Form 2 thereof.
(2) The licensing authority may require an applicant for a game licence to undergo tests as to his ability to identify game.".
Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-
“Game Wardens.
7.
14. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to be game wardens and bonorary game wardens for the purpose of assisting in carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance and all such appointments shall be notified in the Gazette.".
Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-
"Powers of inspection and arrest.
15. (1) If any justice of the peace, game wärden, or honorary game warden has reasonable grounds for believing that any person has been bunting or is about to hunt, he may require such person to produce for inspection any mammal or bird or any part thereof in his possession and any game licence issued to bim under the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) If any justice of the peace, game warden, or honorary game warden bas reasonable grounds for believing that any person has committed an offence against this Ordinance, he may-
(a) arrest such person:
(b) seize any mammal or bird or any part thereof in
his possession:
(c) seize any nets, gins, snares, poison or poisoned weapons, bird lime or traps of any kind or any other appliances for hunting mammals or birds whether in the possession of such person or not.
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(3) Where any justice of the peace, game warden or honorary game warden arrests any person under the provi. sions of subsection (2) he shall forthwith take such person to the nearest police station and shall there hand him over to the custody of a police officer and thereupon the provisions of section 47 of the Police Force Ordinance shall apply.".
8. Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following of section 17. 1) Any person who wilfully resists or obstructs a justice of the peace, game warden or honorary game warden in the exercise of his powers under section 15 or who, without lawful excuse, fails to comply with a requirement of a justice of the peace, game warden or honorary game warden under the provisions of that section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.".
9. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Repeal and replacement by the following—
**Forfeiture.
19. Where a person is convicted of an offence against this Ordinance, the court before which he is convicted shall bave power to order that-
(a) any mammal, bird, nest or egg: of
(5) any net, gin, snare, poison or poisoned weapon.
bird lime or trap of any kind,
in relation to which the offence was committed be forfeited to the Crown.".
of section 19.
10. The Sixth Schedule of the principal Ordinance is repealed Repeal and and replaced by the following-
of
I.
"SIXTH SCHEDULE.
FORM 1.
THE WILD BIRDS AND WILD MAMMALS PROTECTION
ORDINANCE, 1954.
(No. 8 of 1954).
Form of Application for a Game Licence.
berewith make application for the issue of a Game Licence.
(sec. 13.]
replacement of the Sixth Schedule.