Announcements such as that made by lawyers last Wednesday, that the spring hunting referendum would have no bearing on other hobbies, only served to strengthen hunters' belief and further their federation's (FKNK) determination to campaign in favour of the interests, rights and legal privileges of minority groups.

In a statement this morning, the FKNK said the lawyers gave their interpretation with regards to the potential impact of the forthcoming referendum on Maltese society minority groups.

Often, it said, thousands of Maltese lawyers contested one another with regards the interpretation of some legislation or other and also appealed judiciary decrees.

In another statement, St Hubert Hunters said the lawyers' statement was purposely misleading.

"The fact that a minority of 10,000 of the Maltese public that practice spring hunting could see their legal activity banned through the collecting of 40,000 signatures that oppose it is proof enough that any other minority activity could suffer the same fate at the hands of a majority.

"A petition to parliament, private member’s bill or a referendum which might bear the signatures of a substantial part of the electorate that might oppose any other regulated minority activity, hobby or pastime could lead to it being rescinded."

The organisation said that one or more provisions of an act could be repealed through  an abrogative referendum.

Such acts included  any Code, Ordinance, Proclamation, Order, Rule, Regulation, Bye-law, Notice or other instrument having the force of law in Malta.

 

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