S.L. 549.145 Art. 4Variables.

(1) The Regulatory Body shall establish those parameters it deems fit so as to ensure that the scientific research being carried out will possess enough empirical data so as to be scientifically valid.

(2) The Regulatory Body shall take special consideration to the particular situations of the country, including but not limited to:

(a) the limited land area of the country;

(b) the physical division of the country into different islands;

(c) the effect of atmospheric and climatic factors on migration, including wind direction and speed; and

(d) the effect of ecological and behavioural characteristics of the relevant species on the selection criteria of research sites to ensure that each research station is appropriately located to ensure that data collection is representative of at least a subset from the relevant species.

(3) In order to limit to a minimum the possible variables, the Regulatory Body shall ensure that data is collected on the basis of a quantitative sampling providing a wide spectrum of data for analysis.