Majjistral
Nature and History Park Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
CONSULTATION
BRIEF
Start
date: 16 October 2020
Closing
date: 14 November 2020
Title
of the public consultation: Majjistral Nature and History Park
Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
Ministry:
Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning
Entity:
Environment & Resources Authority
1.
Background
The principal aim of the Majjistral Nature and History
Park Site (Amendment) Regulations is to provide further legal clarity with
respect to the practice of falconry within the Majjistral Park.
The proposed legal notice seeks to amend the Majjistral,
Nature and History Park Site Regulations (S.L. 549.83) hereafter, referred to
as the principal regulations in order to:
·
Amend the definition of the terms ‘hunt’ and
‘hunting’ of the principal regulations so as to ensure that such terms solely
encompass the hunting of game species through the use of a fire-arm or any
other weapon and do not include the hunting and taking of such species through
falconry;
·
Amend the definition of the terms ‘take’ and
‘taking’ to clarify that such definition covers the live-capture of both wild
birds and wild rabbit;
·
Introduce restrictions on the possession of
wild birds or wild rabbits (whether alive, dead or, parts of) outside the hours
when falconry is permitted.
2.
Consultation
In line with Article 55 of the Environment Protection
Act (Cap. 549) the public is invited to make submissions to ERA with their
comments as to why and how these regulations could be amended.
3.
Documents
Majjistral
Nature and History Park Site (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
Regolamenti
tal-2020 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Is-Sit ta’ Il-Majjistral, Park ta’
Natura u Storja
4.
Submission of feedback
Comments will be received by email on consultations.mecp@gov.mt
5.
Further notes
Please be informed that comments submitted, together
with the identity of the contributor, may be published online at the end of the
public consultation, unless the contributor objects to the publication of
his/her personal data. In this case, the contribution may be published in
anonymous form.