E1 SCHEDULE 9 Minor Amendments
Poaching: increase in penalties
1
1
The M1Game Act 1831 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 30 (trespassing in search or pursuit of game)—
a
for the words “level 1” there shall be substituted the words “
level 3
”
; and
b
for the words “level 3” there shall be substituted the words “
level 4
”
.
3
In section 32 (searching for or pursuing game with a gun and using violence, etc.), for the words “level 4” there shall be substituted the words “
level 5
”
.
4
The M2Game (Scotland) Act 1832 shall be amended as follows.
5
In section 1 (trespassing in search or pursuit of game)—
a
for the words “level 1” there shall be substituted the words “
level 3
”
; and
b
for the words “level 3” there shall be substituted the words “
level 4
”
.
6
In section 6 (penalty for assaults on persons acting under the Act), for the words “level 1” there shall be substituted the words “
level 3
”
.
7
The amendments made by this paragraph shall not apply to offences committed before this paragraph comes into force.
Sch. 9 does not extend to Scotland in so far as it relates to s. 17(1) of the Video Act 1984 see s. 172(16)