162.3 Public health and safety etcNotwithstanding anything in the provisions of Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811 or in any order made under Section 3 of that Act2, an authorised person3 will not be guilty of an offence by reason of the killing or injuring of any wild bird, other than a bird included in Schedule 1, if he shows that his action was necessary for the purpose of:162.3.1 preserving public health or public or air safety;162.3.2 preventing the spread of disease; or162.3.3 preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables,
Notwithstanding anything in the provisions of Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19811 or in any order made under Section 3 of that Act2, an authorised person3 will not be guilty of an offence by reason of the killing or injuring of any wild bird, other than a bird included in Schedule 1, if he shows that his action was necessary for the purpose of:
preserving public health or public or air safety;
preventing the spread of disease; or
preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables,
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