Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2166
Animals, England
Prevention Of Cruelty
The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2009
Made
5th August 2009
Coming into force
1st October 2009
Citation, commencement and application
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2009;
(b) comes into force on 1st October 2009; and
(c) applies in relation to England only( 3 ).
Variation of the Spring Traps Approval Order 1995
2.Part 2 (England) of the Schedule to the Spring Traps Approval Order 1995( 4 ) is varied as follows—
(a) in the entry for the DOC 200 trap, in Column (2) (conditions), after “grey squirrels,” insert “mink,”;
(b) in the entry for the DOC 250 trap, in Column (2), after “grey squirrels,” insert “mink, rabbits,”;
(c) after the entry for the Nooski trap, insert the following two entries—
in Column (1) Type and make of trap | in Column (2) Conditions |
|---|---|
“ Nooski mouse trap manufactured by or under the authority of Nooski Trap Systems, 50 White Street, Rotorua, New Zealand. | The trap shall be used only for the purpose of killing mice. The trap must be set in a natural or artificial tunnel which is suitable for minimising the chances of injuring or killing non-target species whilst not compromising the capture and killing of target species. |
Skinns Superior Squirrel Trap manufactured by or under the authority of E. Skinns Ltd., Witham Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6QX. | The trap shall be used only for the purpose of killing grey squirrels. The trap must be set in a natural or artificial tunnel which is suitable for minimising the chances of injuring or killing non-target species whilst not compromising the capture and killing of target species.”; |
(d) after the entry for the Solway Spring Trap Mk 6, insert the following two entries—
in Column (1) Type and make of trap | in Column (2) Conditions |
|---|---|
“ WCS Collarum manufactured by or under the authority of Wildlife Control Supplies, LLC, P.O. Box 538, East Granby, CT 06026, USA. | The trap shall be used only for the purpose of restraining foxes. |
WCS Tube Trap manufactured by or under the authority of Wildlife Control Supplies, LLC, P.O. Box 538, East Granby, CT 06026, USA. | The trap shall be used only for the purpose of killing grey squirrels, mink, rats, stoats and weasels. The trap must be set in the tunnel provided by the manufacturer of the trap for use in the UK and must be used in accordance with the instructions (if any) provided by the manufacturer.”. |
Huw Irranca-Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5th August 2009
The functions of the Minister of Food were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (and that Minister was given the title “Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”) by S.I. 1955/554 . The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794 .
The powers under section 8(3) and (7) of the Pests Act 1954 are devolved, in relation to Wales, to the Welsh Ministers: see the reference to the Pests Act 1954 in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ), and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) .
S.I. 1995/2427 , as varied by S.I. 2007/2708 .