542 



Practical Game Preserving. 



TABLE SHOWING THE CLOSE TIMES FOR GAME IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 



We now give, in as concise a form as possible, the terms'of 

 the Acts as named in our first table : 



GAME ACTS APPLYING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 

 GENERALLY. 



(i.) THE NIGHT POACHING ACT (9 Geo. IV., c. 49). 



Section i repeals 57 Geo. III., c. 29, except so far as the same repeals any 

 other Acts, and enacts that any person who may unlawfully take or kill game by 

 night shall, for the first offence, be imprisoned for not exceeding three calendar 

 months, with hard labour, and at expiration of such term shall find surety, 

 himself in ; i o and other surety for ^"10, not to offend within one year, failing 

 which the imprisonment to extend to six months, unless the sureties be sooner 

 found. For the second offence, six months and double sureties; and for the 

 third offence, not exceeding two years' penal servitude. 



Section 2. Owners or occupiers of land, lords of manors or their servants, are 

 permitted to apprehend offenders, and carry them before two justices of the 

 peace. Offenders assaulting or offering violence towards any person hereby 

 authorised to apprehend them are guilty of a misdemeanour, and subject them- 

 selves to a penalty of two years' imprisonment, in addition to any incurred under 

 Section i. 



Sections 3, 4 and 5 give power for the issue of warrants for apprehension of 



* Dec. 10 to Sept. i in New Forest, Devon and Somerset, 

 t Vide Wild Birds Protection Act, p. 548. 



