Consultation launches on interim licences for releasing gamebirds
Defra launches three-week consultation to determine details of the new interim licensing regime ahead of 2021 release of gamebirds on and around protected sites.
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Defra has launched a three-week consultation today (23 February) to determine details of the new interim licensing regime ahead of the 2021 release of gamebirds on and around protected sites in England.
The consultation will seek views on the introduction of a general licence for gamebird releases on Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and within a 500m buffer zone to minimise the negative impact this activity can have on these protected sites. The consultation sets out the proposed gamebird general licence scope and conditions and seeks views on their efficacy and practicality. The consultation also provides the opportunity to share any alternative measures which could be eff
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The Stormont Agriculture Committee has warned it could now be forced to use its legal powers to compel Shared Environmental Services (SES) to attend.
Section 44 of the 1998 Northern Ireland Act is not something triggered lightly.
It gives the Northern Assembly the power to require any person to provide evidence or produce documents relating to transferred matters concerning Northern Ireland or other issues relating to ministers’ or departments’ functions.
The mechanism was used in 2015 to compel officials at the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to give evidence in the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry.
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