Article: Repeal - the word is out on unjust act ; His weekend at opening meets around the country, there's one word that everyone will be talking about - repeal. When the Hunting Act came into force on February 2005 it still looked a distant dream. Now, however, in a changed political climate and with a firm Conservative commitment to a free vote on scrapping the Act, the odds on it being scrapped are shortening.

Article: Our England: must it become one vast suburb interspersed with a ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  October 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... horses and hounds. But next month, opening meets of the season proper are due. All the ... witnessed the first prosecution under the Hunting Act of a 19-year-old Liverpudlian ... this inaugural test of their cherished Hunting Act. Its purpose was to suppress not Liverpool ...

Article: Is the Hunting Act working, or should it be ...
The Independent - London;  December 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of debate, Parliament introduced the Hunting Act, which was supposed to put an end to ... still meet? The opening sentence of the Hunting Act reads: "A person commits an offence ... insufficient resources properly to enforce the Hunting Act, and have officially deemed illegal ...

Article: Hunting Act full of holes, say MPs.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 15, 2006 ;     569 words ... ... Exmoor huntsman Tony Wright under the Hunting Act will worsen animal welfare in a number ... welfare difficulties inherent in the Hunting Act: Why are only two hounds permitted ... it means that the chase, which the Hunting Act is supposed to prevent, will actually ...

Article: Hunting act low priority for police ; I am unhappy ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  July 26, 2008 ;     437 words ... ... Cornwall police to properly enforce the Hunting Act 2004. They regard it as a low priority ... reference manual. I regret to note that the Hunting Act 2004 has been omitted from the 2008 ... excellent publication. I suspect the Hunting Act has also been omitted from the police ...

Article: League Against Cruel Sports to oppose Hunting Act ...
M2 Presswire;  January 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... League Against Cruel Sports to oppose Hunting Act delay in court(C)1994-2005 M2 ... Countryside Alliance's challenge to the Hunting Act and expected application for an injunction ... which would delay implementation of the Hunting Act beyond, February 18, 2005 - the date ...

Article: 'Hunting Act puts lambs at risk'.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 29, 2005 ;     640 words ... ... farming organisations called for the Hunting Act 2004 to be amended in Wales. As the ... NFU Cymru renewed concerns that the Hunting Act 2004 does not allow for effective pest ... concern that within the terms of the Hunting Act 2004, hunts and farmers will be unable ...

Article: Hunting act is bad law and should be repealed - ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  June 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... has stepped up the charge against the Hunting Act, insisting it is a "bad law" which ... wished. The campaign to repeal the Hunting Act 2005 has gained momentum again in recent ... Parliament the opportunity to repeal the Hunting Act on a free vote and in Government time ...