5 10 Now, therefore, the said principal sum of two hundred A.D. 1924. pounds shall be extinguished, and the said arrears of interest amounting to one hundred and twenty-five pounds seven shillings shall be remitted. 4. This Act may be cited as the Public Works Short title. Loans Act, 1924. SCHEDULE. LOANS BY THE PUBLIC WORKS LOAN COMMISSIONERS. LOAN UNDER THE HARBOURS AND PASSING TOLLS ACT, 1861. BILL To grant money for the purpose of Presented by Mr. William Graham. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 10 July 1924. To be purchased directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses: Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd. Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. [Bill 199] [Price 2d. Net.] A BILL ΤΟ Enable Local Authorities in certain cases to A.D. 1924. provide for the destruction of Rabbits and Rooks. BE E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 5 as follows: rities. 1.-(1) In any case where the council of a county Powers of or county borough are satisfied that, by reason of the local authofailure of an occupier of land in the county or borough to destroy sufficiently the rabbits on the land in his 10 occupation, crops, trees, fences, or pasturage on land in the occupation of any other person are being damaged, the council may after giving to the occupier in default such opportunity of destroying the rabbits as in the opinion of the council is reasonable, authorise in writing 15 any competent person to enter on the land and kill, take, and dispose of the rabbits thereon at the best price obtainable, and the council may recover from the occupier summarily as a civil debt the net cost incurred by the council in connection with the action so taken : 20 Provided that if the moneys obtained by the council upon the disposal of the rabbits are more than sufficient to defray such net cost the council shall pay to the occupier the amount of such excess: Provided also that no such person shall, for the purpose of destroying the 25 rabbits, employ spring traps except in rabbit holes or employ poison or poisonous ingredients. (2) In any case where the council of. a county or county borough are satisfied that the rooks in any rookery are so numerous that they cause, or are likely to cause A.D. 1924. injury to crops, the council may, after giving to the occupier of the land upon which the rookery is situate and where the occupier is not the owner to the owner thereof such opportunity of diminishing the number of the rooks as in the opinion of the Council is reasonable, 5 take such action as in their opinion may be necessary with a view to diminishing the numbers of such rooks in order to prevent or reduce such injury, and for such purposes may authorise in writing any competent person on their behalf to enter upon any land described in any 10 such authority for the purpose of killing the rooks upon such land, or in any other manner diminishing their number, and to kill the rooks and diminish their number, subject to such limitations as may be contained in the authority and direction, and any rooks killed under this 15 provision shall be disposed of in such a manner as the council shall authorise and direct: Crown and Provided that nothing in this subsection contained shall be deemed to authorise the putting of any poison or poisonous ingredients on any land. (3) Any person authorised in that behalf by a council of a county or county borough may for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect, enter on and inspect any land within the county or borough. 20 (4) Any person acting under an authority given 25 under this Act shall, if so required, produce his authority, and if any person obstructs any person so authorised in the exercise of his powers or duties under this Act, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds. (5) The person entitled to kill rabbits on any common land shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the occupier of the land. 30 (6) Any expenses incurred by a council under this Act shall be defrayed, in the case of a council of a county, 35 as part of their general expenses, and, in the case of a council of a county borough, out of the borough fund or borough rate. 2. This Act shall apply to land belonging to His Duchy lands. Majesty in right of the Crown or the Duchy of Lancaster 40 and to land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall and as respects (a) land belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown, the Commissioners of Woods; 5 10 (b) land belonging to His Majesty in right of the A.D. 1924. Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor of the Duchy ; (c) land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, such for the time being of the Duchy of Cornwall shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be the 3.-1) This Act may be cited as the Rabbits and Short title Rooks Act, 1924. (2) This Act shall not apply to Ireland. and extent. |