S.L. 549.42 Art. 19Time restrictions.

(1) No person shall, between two hours after sunset and two hours before sunrise of the next following day, hunt or attempt to hunt, take or attempt to take any bird by any means, or carry a fire-arm which is loaded, or out of its case.

(2) No person shall hunt or attempt to hunt any bird by any means on Sundays and Public Holidays after 1 o’clock in the afternoon (1.00 p.m).

(3) The hunting of birds on land shall be permitted between the 1st September of any given year and the 31st January of the following year, between two hours before sunrise and two hours after sunset on any day between Monday and Saturday, and between two hours before sunrise and 1 o’clock in the afternoon (1:00 pm) on Sundays and Public Holidays: Provided that hunting of birds on land between the 15th September and the 7th October of any year shall not be permitted from Monday to Saturday between 7:00 pm and two hours before sunrise of the following day.

(4) The hunting of birds at sea shall be permitted between the 1st October of any given year and the 31st January of the following year: Provided that hunting at sea between the 1st October and 7th of October of any given year shall not be permitted from Monday to Saturday between 7:00 pm and two hours before sunrise of the following day: Provided further that hunting of birds at sea between 8th October of any given year and 31st January of the following year shall be allowed between two hours before sunrise and two hours after sunset on any day between Monday and Saturday, and between two hours before sunrise and 1 o’clock in the afternoon (1:00 p.m) on Sundays and public holidays.

(5) The Minister may, by means of notice in the Gazette, revise the parameters of the hunting season in any given year at any time on the basis of relevant latest scientific advice concerning conservation status and maintenance of the population of bird species at satisfactory level, or any other reason which the Minister deems to be of sufficient gravity:

Provided that, in its recommendation as found in regulation 10(6)(s), the Ornis Committee may also consider any reason which it deems to be of sufficient gravity.