4. c. 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was passed to protect game birds by establishing a close season during which they could not be legally taken.

The great bustard was protected under this Act, with its open season decided as 1 September to 1 March.

The first, in 1848, removed the requirement for a game certificate for occupiers to kill hares, regulated where hunting could take place, and the banned of baiting with poison.

[2] The second, in 1892, among other things, prohibited the sale of hare meat between March and July, which is the animals' breeding season.

Although it is not included in this Act, a game licence was required to shoot woodcock and common snipe until 1 August 2007.