European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986.

These Regulations amend certain provisions of the Wildlife Act, 1976, which obtain to the control of species of wild bird which may cause damage or injury to specified interests. The Regulations empower the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry to declare that any or all of the species of wild birds mentioned in the First Schedule thereto may be captured or killed by the means, arrangements or methods set out in the Second Schedule where they represent a threat to public health or safety or are likely to cause damage or injury to crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry or fauna. The Regulations also empower the Minister to declare that any species of wild bird may be captured or killed where he is of the opinion that such species may represent a threat to air safety.