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Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 1220

WILDLIFE

Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982

Made

23rd August 1982

Laid before Parliament

6th September 1982

Coming into Operation

28th September 1982

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, hereby make the following regulations:—

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Title, commencement, interpretation and application I1

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982, and shall come into operation on 28th September 1982.

(2) These regulations apply for the purposes of references in section 6(5) of the Act.

(3) In these regulations:

“ approved supplier ” means any supplier specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations;

“ close ring ” means a continuous ring or band, without any break or join, for ringing a bird;

“ ring ” means any ring or band for ringing a bird;

“ Secretary of State ” means the Secretary of State for the Environment;

“ the Act ” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ;

and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.

(4) Any reference in these regulations to a bird to which these regulations apply is a reference to a bird included in Part I of Schedule 3 which was bred in captivity.

Ringing I2,I3

2. Any bird to which these regulations apply which immediately before the date on which these regulations come into operation was close ringed, or was otherwise ringed for the purpose of being shown for competition, may continue to be so ringed for the period of three years beginning on that date.

3.—(1) Subject as mentioned in regulation 2 above, any bird to which these regulations apply shall be close ringed with a ring of a size no larger than the size specified in Schedule 2 to these regulations.

(2) Any such ring as is mentioned in paragraph (1) above shall be obtained from an approved supplier, and the application for the ring shall—

(a) be made by the keeper, or prospective keeper, of the bird to be ringed;

(b) provide details of its parents, or prospective parents; and

(c) in the case of a bird in being, specify its age and (where known) its sex.

Michael R.D. Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

9th August 1982

George Younger

Secretary of State for Scotland

23rd August 1982

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Michael Roberts

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Welsh Office

16th August 1982

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SCHEDULE 1 APPROVED SUPPLIERS I4

1. The British Bird Council

35

Chatham Road

Kingston-upon-Thames

Surrey

KT1 3AB.

2. The International Ornithological Association

7

Cleve Road

Sidcup

Kent

DA14 4RF.

SCHEDULE 2 SIZES OF RING I5

Common name Scientific name Size of ring (internal diameter, in millimetres)
Blackbird Turdus merula 4.4
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 2.7
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2.5
Bunting, Reed Emberiza schoeniclus 2.7
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2.7
Dunnock Prunella modularis 2.9
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2.5
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 2.9
Jackdaw Corvus monedula 7.1
Jay Garrulus glandarius 6.0
Linnet Carduelis cannabina 2.5
Magpie Pica pica 7.1
Owl, Barn Tyto alba 9.5
Redpoll Carduelis flammea 2.4
Siskin Carduelis spinus 2.4
Starling Sturnus vulgaris 4.4
Thrush, Song Turdus philomelos 3.9
Twite Carduelis flavirostris 2.4
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 2.9

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations have been made for the purposes of s.6(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and provide for the ringing of birds included in Part I of Schedule 3 to that Act and bred in captivity.

Status: This revised version has been created from an electronic version contributed by Westlaw which was originally derived from the printed publication. Read more
Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982 (1982/1220)
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in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term Defined term
dfn Defined term (alternative style)
footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
I1 Reg. 1 in force at 28.9.1982, see reg. 1(1)
I2 Reg. 2 in force at 28.9.1982, see reg. 1(1)
I3 Reg. 3 in force at 28.9.1982, see reg. 1(1)
I4 Sch. 1 in force at 28.9.1982, see reg. 1(1)
I5 Sch. 2 in force at 28.9.1982, see reg. 1(1)
Defined Term Section/Article ID Scope of Application
approved supplier Unknown def_1c51057a4c
close ring Unknown def_1b54601179
ring Unknown def_1343132927
Secretary of State Unknown def_c832b2ac18
the Act Unknown def_c20c3cc916

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