3. Order as to application of principal Act to other Birds. — 

 A Secretary of State may, on the representation of the council 

 of any administrative county, order that the principal Act shall 

 apply within that county or any part or parts thereof to any 

 species of wild bird not included in the schedule of that Act, as 

 if that species of wild bird were included in the schedule of that 

 Act, and on the making of such order that Act shall apply 

 accordingly. 



4. Publication of Order. — (1). The council of an admini- 

 strative county shall in every year give public notice of any order 

 under this Act which is in force in any place within their county 

 during the three weeks preceding the commencement of the 

 period of the year during which the order operates. 



(2). Public notice under this section shall be given — 



(a). As regards each place in which an order operates, by 



advertising the order in two local newspapers circulating 



in or near that place ; 

 (b). By fixing notices of the order in conspicuous spots 



within and near each place in which the order operates ; 



and 

 (c). In such other manner as the Secretary of State may 



direct, or as the council may think expedient, with a view 



to making the order known to the public. 



5. Penalties. — Any person who, after the passing of this Act, 

 shall take or destroy, or incite any other person to take or 

 destroy — 



(a) the eggs of any wild birds within any area specified in the 

 order ; or 



(b) the eggs of any species of wild bird named in the order, 

 shall, on conviction before any two justices of the peace in 

 England, Wales, or Ireland, or before the sheriff in Scot- 

 land, forfeit and pay for every egg so taken or destroyed a 

 sum not exceeding one pound. 



6. Expenses. — Any expenses incurred by the council of a 

 county under this Act may be defrayed by that council as expenses 

 for general county purposes within the meaning of the Local 

 Government Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), or, so far as respects 

 Scotland, the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (52 & 53 

 Vict. c. 50). 



7. (1). Application to Scotland and Ireland. — This Act shall 



