§ [No. 23.]
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Clause 9, page 10, line 3, at end insert—
'(9A) In section 7 of the Protection of Birds Act 1954 (restrictions on importation of certain wild birds and eggs) subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) are hereby repealed; and accordingly in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) for "such a licence as aforesaid" there shall be substituted" a licence granted under section ten of this Act" and the word "other" (wherever it occurs) is hereby repealed.'
§ Baroness STEDMANMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 23. This Amendment would repeal an obsolete provision in the Protection of Birds Act 1954 which would otherwise overlap with provisions in the Bill. The provision relates to imports of quail, lapwing and game birds.
If in the future it should seem desirable on conservation grounds to reintroduce import control on these birds, it can be done by order under this Bill. If control seems desirable on other grounds, it can be done by order under Section 7(2)(b) of the Birds Act, which remains unaffected by this proposed repeal.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Baroness Stedman.)
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| 'Agapornis cana | Madagascan lovebird |
| Agapornis taranta | Black-winged lovebird |
| Agapornis roseicollis | Rosy-faced lovebird |
| Agapornis fisheri | Fisher's lovebird |
| Agapornis personata | Masked lovebird |
| Agapornis lilianae | Nyasa lovebird |
| Agapornis nigrigenis | Black-cheeked lovebird' |
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| 'Sporopipes squasrifrons | Scaly-crowned weaver' |
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| 'Quelea cardinalis | Cardinal quelea |
| Euplectes anomalus | Bob-tailed wydah |
| Euplectes diadematus | Fire-tailed wydah |
| Euplectes gierowii | Black bishop |
| Euplectes nigroventris | Black-winged bishop |
| Euplectes aureus | Golden-backed bishop |
| Euplectes capensis | Yellow-rumped bishop |
| Euplectes axillaris | Fan-tailed wydah |
| Euplectes hartlaubi | Marsh bishop |
| Euplectes albonotatus | White-winged bishop |
| Euplectes progne | Long-tailed bishop |
| Euplectes jacksoni | Jackson's bishop' |
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§ Baroness STEDMANMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 24 to 49 en bloc. Many of these Amendments to Schedule 1 of the Bill relate to Appendix III of the Convention. These are Amendments Nos. 24 and 25, 31 to 37, 39 to 43, and 47. The Convention requires us to control the species added by other countries to this Appendix and these Amendments cover the additions that have been made since the Bill was first introduced. Noble Lords will remember that, because of the way Schedule 1 works all the Amendments which delete animals from the Schedule have the effect of bringing them under control.
The remaining Amendments help to consolidate the work done in this House introducing reverse listing and common names in Schedule 1. Amendments Nos. 26 and 30 add additional common species of birds to the free list. Amendment 33 adds the domestic pigeon to the free list, although the other species there listed result from changes to Appendix III. Amendments Nos. 27 to 29, 38, 44 to 46, 1268 and 48 provide additional or more appropriate common names for the species concerned. Finally, Amendment 49 is purely a drafting Amendment.
§ Moved, That the House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Baroness Stedman.)