S.I. No. 93/1968 - Hares Protection (County Cork) Order, 1968.

S.I. No. 93 of 1968.

HARES PROTECTION (COUNTY CORK) ORDER, 1968.

I, PÁDRAIG FAULKNER, Minister for Lands, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Game Preservation Act, 1930 (No. 11 of 1930), and the Game Preservation Act, 1930 (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1958 ( S.I. No. 186 of 1958 ), hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Hares Protection (County Cork) Order, 1968.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. The killing or taking of hares in the County of Cork is hereby prohibited for the period of two years from the making of this Order.

4. The Hares Protection (County Cork) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 226 of 1966 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of April, 1968.

PÁDRAIG FAULKNER,

Minister for Lands.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to prohibit the killing or taking of hares in County Cork for a period of two years other than by coursing or by beagling under permit.