S.I. No. 208/1949 - Wild Birds (County Dublin) Order, 1949.

1. This Order may be cited as the Wild Birds (County Dublin) Order, 1949.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. No person shall take or destroy in any of the years 1950, 1951 or 1952, in the County of Dublin (including the islands of Lambay and Ireland's Eye) the eggs of any wild bird other than the hoodie crow, the magpie and the wood pigeon.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 30th day of June, 1949.

(Sgd.) SEÁN MAC EOIN,

Minister for Justice.

S.I. No. 208 of 1949.

WILD BIRDS (COUNTY DUBLIN) ORDER, 1949.

WHEREAS the County Manager of the County of Dublin has applied to the Minister for Justice for an order prohibiting the taking or destroying in the years 1950, 1951 and 1952, in the County of Dublin (including the islands of Lambay and Ireland's Eye), of the eggs of any wild bird other than the hoodie crow, the magpie and the wood pigeon for the reason that such order is necessary to prevent the extermination of wild birds

NOW, I, SEÁN MAC EOIN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 7

of the

Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930

(No. 16 of 1930), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling and for the reason that this Order is necessary to prevent the extermination of wild birds, hereby order as follows:—