The Act – Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Wildlife under the 1981 Act Snares: authorisation from landowners etc. - inserted section 11C of the 1981 Act .
89.Section 11C of the 1981 Act provides that it is an offence for a person to set a snare, or have a snare their possession, on land without permission of the owner or occupier of the land. The Act moves this provision from section 11(3D) of the 1981 Act but does not alter its effect.