S.L. 549.74 Art. 4Declaration of Autumn live- capturing season.

For the purposes of the second proviso of regulation 10(6) of the Wild Birds Regulations and for the purposes of these regulations, the period for an Autumn live-capturing season for the relevant species shall be a maximum of seventy-three (73) days for Song Thrush and seventy-one (71) days for Golden Plover for which the Minister may decide to open an Autumn live-capturing season by means of a notice in the Gazette:

Provided that when opening an Autumn live-capturing season, the Minister shall determine that there is no satisfactory solution in terms of Article 9(1) of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, and take into consideration the thresholds established in the First Schedule:

Provided further that, when establishing the duration of any Autumn live-capturing season, the Minister shall establish the overall seasonal bag limit for each of the relevant species, and may also decide on whether to establish the individual daily bag limit for each licence and the individual seasonal bag limit for each licence to be allowed for that particular Autumn live-capturing derogation.