Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 19
Animals, England
Prevention Of Cruelty
The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2021
Made
8th January 2021
Coming into force
31st January 2021
Citation and commencement
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2021; and
(b) comes into force on 31st January 2021.
Variation of the Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018
2.The Schedule to the Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018( 3 ) is varied as follows—
(a) in the entry for the DOC 250, in column 2 (conditions), after “purpose of killing”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “ferrets,”;
(b) in the entry for the Goodnature A24 Rat and Stoat Trap, in column 2 (conditions), for “and mice” substitute “mice and edible dormice ( Glis glis )( 4 )”;
(c) after the entry for the Nooski mouse trap, insert the following entry—
| “ Perdix Spring Trap manufactured by or under the authority of PERDIX Wildlife Supplies, Unit 1 Hatton Rock Business Park, Hatton Rock, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 0BX. | The trap may be used only for the purpose of killing or taking grey squirrels, rats, stoats and weasels. The trap must be set in a natural or artificial tunnel which is, in either case, suitable for the purpose. ” ; |
(d) in the entry for the Tully Trap, in column 2 (conditions), for “and rats.” substitute—
“ , rats and grey squirrels.
Where used for grey squirrels, the trap must be fitted with baffles for grey squirrels supplied by the manufacturer or constructed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Baffles fitted onto a trap must be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. ” .
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8th January 2021
1954 c. 68 . Section 8(7) was amended by section 1(1) of, and Part 8 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39) .
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries was re-named “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food” upon the transfer to that Minister of the functions of the Minister of Food by S.I. 1955/554 . The functions of the Minster of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794 .
See footnote (2) to the table in the Schedule to S.I. 2018/1190 .