S.L. 549.74 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) Terms and expressions used in these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the same meaning as given to them in the Wild Birds Regulations.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), in these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Autumn live-capturing season" means the period in which the live-capturing of birds of the relevant species is permitted during an autumn season which may be established in terms of regulation 4; "Autumn live-capturing licence" means a licence issued in accordance with regulation 5 and shall, for the purposes of the Wild Bird Regulations, have the same meaning as the term "licence"; "licensee" means a natural person aged 18 years or over who is in possession of a valid Autumn live-capturing licence issued under these regulations;

"live-capturing" has the same meaning as the terms "to take" and "taking" in terms of the Wild Birds Regulations;

"live-capturing site" or "site" means the area clearly outlined on a site plan which is approved for that purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit in terms of regulation 5(4) and registered with the Commissioner of Police, which contains only one (1) live-capturing station per licensee;

"live-capturing station" means the footprint area within the live-capturing site containing not more than two pairs of horizontal clap-nets per live-capturing station, with each net having an area S.L.549.74 GOLDEN PLOVER)

not larger than 60 square metres, which live-capturing station may be registered on one or more licensee and each pair of clap-nets clearly outlined on the approved site plan;

"live-decoy" or "live-decoys" means any specimen from the relevant species used by the live-capturer as call birds (għajat) and those held by cotton string and swivel (taħrik); "protected area" has the same meaning as that assigned to it in the Wild Birds Regulations; "relevant species" means birds belonging to the species Song Thrush and Golden Plover.