WILD BIRDS.
No. 15 of 1922.
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11. Every person who contravenes or attempts to contravene any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or of any of the regulations made thereunder, or who commits a breach of any condition of any licence issued thereunder shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
12. If any injury is done to growing crops by any person, or by his attendants or dogs, while engaged in the pursuit of game, such person shall be liable to pay to the owner of the crops, by way of compensation, such sum of money not exceeding fifty dollars as a magistrate may determine.
13. Any bird or any part of any bird or the nest or any egg of any bird in respect of which any person is convicted under this Ordinance shall be forfeited.
14. Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance, the Governor may by writing under his hand authorise any person for such time and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, for scientific or other purposes, to kill, wound or take any wild bird or to take or remove the nest or eggs of any wild bird.
15.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the following purposes :-
(a) defining "game" and "vermin" for the purposes of this Ordinance;
(b) determining the form and conditions of the licence referred to in section 4 and the fee to be paid therefor;
(c) prescribing the close season referred to in section 7, and specifying such game as shall be protected thereby;
(d) prescribing the period referred to in sub-section (2) of section 9, during which the sale, offer for sale and possession for the purpose of sale of live partridges and pheasants shall be prohibited, and extending the application of such prohibition to any other birds.
(e) prohibiting the shooting or taking of game or any particular kind of game within certain specified areas, and varying the boundaries of any such areas; and
(f) generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
WILD BIRDS.
No. 15 of 1922.
2687
11. Every person who contravenes or attempts to con- Penalty. travene any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or of any of the regulations made thereunder, or who commits a breach of any condition of any licence issued thereunder shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
crops.
12. If any injury is done to growing crops by any person, Compensation or by his attendants or dogs, while engaged in the pursuit for injury to of game, such person shall be liable to pay to the owner of the crops, by way of compensation, such sum of money not exceeding fifty dollars as a magistrate may determine.
13. Any bird or any part of any bird or the nest or any Forfeiture. egg of any bird in respect of which any person is convicted under this Ordinance shall be forfeited.
for scientific
or other
14. Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance, the Authority Governor may by writing under his hand authorise any for scien person for such time and subject to such conditions as he purposes. thinks fit, for scientific or other purposes, to kill, wound or take any wild bird or to take or remove the nest or eggs of any wild bird.
15.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Regulations. to make regulations for the following purposes :-
(a) defining "game" and "vermin" for the purposes of this Ordinance;
(b) determining the form and conditions of the licence referred to in section 4 and the fee to be paid therefor;
(e) prescribing the close season referred to in section 7, and specifying such game as shall be protected thereby ;
(d) prescribing the period referred to in sub-section (2) of section 9, during which the sale, offer for sale and possession for the purpose of sale of live partridges aud pheasants shall be prohibited, and extending the applica- tion of such prohibition to any other birds.
(e) prohibiting the shooting or taking of game or any particular kind of game within certain specified areas, and varying the boundaries of any such areas; and
(f) generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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