| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Persons going armed by Night for the Destruction of Game. |
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| Citation | 9 Geo. 4. c. 69 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 19 July 1828 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Night Poaching Act 1828 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Night Poaching Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 69) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom still in effect in the 21st century. It forbids night poaching, especially taking or destroying game on lands, etc., by night, or entering lands at night to take or destroy game.
For the purposes of this Act the word 'game' is deemed to include hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, heath or moor game, black game, and bustards.
The Act – in particular, its original provisions for transportation to colonies such as Tasmania – made headlines in 2007, when two rabbit poachers were convicted and fined under it before magistrates at Hereford.[2]
