S.L. 549.42 Art. 6Import etc. restriction.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of regulation 9 and any other legislation, no person shall:

(a) import or export any bird specimen, whether alive or dead, or any part or derivative thereof, unless it was legally acquired in its country of origin or is captive bred, and in both cases the export of which has been authorised by the competent authorities responsible for the species’ protection in the country of origin;

(b) import or export any Non-European territory bird specimen whether alive or dead, or any part or derivative thereof unless it was legally acquired in its country of origin or is captive bred, and in all cases the export of which has been authorised by the competent authority responsible for the species’ protection in the country of origin;

(c) sell, transport for sale, keep for sale and offer for sale any live or dead specimen of a Non-European territory bird or any part or derivative thereof unless he proves that such specimen was lawfully imported in accordance with the provisions of these regulations or was captive bred;

(d) sell, transport for sale, keep for sale and offer for sale any live specimen of a bird not listed in Schedule III

(a) and III (b) unless such bird is captive bred;

(e) sell, transport for sale, keep for sale and offer for sale any dead bird specimen or any part or derivative thereof of birds not listed in Schedule III (a) and III

(b) unless such bird is captive bred;

(f) sell, transport for sale, keep for sale and offer for sale any live or dead bird specimen or any part or derivative thereof of birds listed in Schedule III (a) unless such birds have been lawfully killed or captured or otherwise legally acquired;

(g) sell, transport for sale, keep for sale and offer for sale any live or dead bird specimen or any part or derivative thereof of birds listed in Schedule III (b) unless authorized in accordance with the provisions of regulation 10 and such birds have been lawfully killed or captured or otherwise legally acquired.

(2) Following the granting of any authorization pursuant to sub-regulation (1)(g), the Committee established under regulation 10 shall verify at regular intervals that the conditions governing the granting of such authorization continue to be fulfilled and shall make recommendations, as necessary, to the Minister in connection therewith.

(3) Whosoever is in possession of any specimen of any bird or any Non-European territory bird, whether alive or dead, or part of any specimen, pursuant to sub-regulation (1) shall retain in his possession and for such time as he remains in possession of the specimen, as applicable, all permits, certificates and any other documents that prove to the satisfaction of the Wild Birds Regulation Unit that such specimen was not obtained in contravention of these regulations.

(4) The importation or exportation of species of birds and non-European territory birds shall be in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and without prejudice to any other existing laws and regulations.