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S C H E D U L E S |
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SCHEDULE 1 |
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HUNTING WITH DOGS: SUPERVISION |
| Supervised hunting and coursing |
| 1. Hunting a wild mammal with a dog is "supervised" for the purposes of this Schedule if it is engaged in by- |
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(a) a hunt which is a member of or registered with a supervised body, or |
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(b) an individual who is a member of or registered with a supervised body. |
| 2. - (1) Hare coursing is "supervised" for the purposes of this Schedule if it is carried on as part of a hare coursing event arranged by- |
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(a) a supervised body, or |
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(b) a body which is a member of or registered with a supervised body. |
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(2) This paragraph is without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1. |
| 3. - (1) In paragraphs 1 and 2 "supervised body" means an organisation which is a member organisation of- |
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(a) ISAH Limited (a registered company incorporated on 30th December 1999 as a supervisory authority for hunting in the United Kingdom), or |
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(b) such other body as the Secretary of State may designate by order in place of ISAH Limited. |
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(2) An order under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may be made only if- |
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(a) ISAH Limited ceases to exist, or |
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(b) the statement of objects in its memorandum is altered. |
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(3) An order under sub-paragraph (1)(b)- |
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(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, |
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(b) may make consequential amendments to this Schedule, |
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(c) may include transitional provision, and |
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(d) shall be subject to annulment pursuant to a resolution of either House of Parliament. |
| Restriction of statutory exceptions |
| 4. - (1) In so far as they relate to hunting a wild mammal with a dog or hare coursing the statutory exceptions listed in sub-paragraph (2) shall apply only in relation to- |
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(a) supervised hunting or coursing, |
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(c) using a dog to retrieve a rabbit, hare, fox or mink which has been shot, |
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(d) using a dog to find a wild mammal which has escaped from captivity or confinement (and which was not permitted, for the purpose of being hunted, to escape), |
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(e) using a dog to find a wild mammal which has been released from captivity or confinement (and which was not released for the purpose of being hunted), and |
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(f) using a dog to find a wild mammal which has been injured. |
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(2) The statutory exceptions are- |
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(a) section 1(3)(b) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (cruelty: exceptions: coursing or hunting), and |
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(b) section 2(b) of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (unnecessary suffering: exceptions: mammal injured or taken in hunting or coursing). |
| ISAH Limited |
| 5. The Secretary of State may make grants or loans to ISAH Limited out of money provided by Parliament. |
| 6. If the Secretary of State receives a report from ISAH Limited about its activities he shall lay a copy before Parliament. |
| Interpretation |
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(a) a "hare coursing event" is a competition in which dogs are assessed as to speed or skill in hunting hares, |
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(b) "a hunt" means a body of persons (corporate or unincorporated) who combine wholly or partly for the purpose of hunting wild mammals with dogs, |
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(c) a reference to "hunting a wild mammal with a dog" includes, in particular, any case where- |
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(i) a person engages or participates in the pursuit of a wild mammal, and
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(ii) one or more dogs are employed in that pursuit (whether or not by him and whether or not under his control or direction), and
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(d) "wild mammal" includes, in particular- |
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(i) a wild mammal which has been bred or tamed for the purpose of being hunted or for any other purpose,
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(ii) a wild mammal which is in captivity or confinement,
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(iii) a wild mammal which has escaped or been released from captivity or confinement, and
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(iv) any mammal which is living wild.
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