Conservation of Seals Act 1970
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (c. 30) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received royal assent on 29 May 1970.
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the protection and conservation of seals in England and Wales and Scotland and in the adjacent territorial waters. | ||||||||||||
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| Citation | 1970 c. 30 | ||||||||||||
| Territorial extent | [b] | ||||||||||||
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| Royal assent | 29 May 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Commencement | 29 August 1970[c] | ||||||||||||
| Repealed | 31 January 2011[d] | ||||||||||||
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Status: Amended | |||||||||||||
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |||||||||||||
| Text of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |||||||||||||
Criticism
In 2007 there has been a call for better seal protection by Animal Concern and the Marine Conservation Society.[1] The animal groups claim thousands seals are killed by fishing, fish farming and salmon angling industries. Animal welfare and conservation groups have called for new legislation to protect seals in Scottish waters. The Scottish Seals Forum is being asked to back calls to the Scottish Government for a comprehensive review of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 after severe declines in common seal populations.[2]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by for Scotland by section 130 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, which came into force on 1 January 2010.[3]