S.L. 549.74 Art. 5Autumn live- capturing licence.

(1) The capturing of the relevant species during an Autumn live-capturing season shall be prohibited except by virtue of an

Autumn live-capturing licence issued by the Wild Birds Regulation

Unit in accordance with these regulations.

(2) Autumn live-capturing licences issued under these regulations shall be against the payment of a fee as established by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit.

(3) No Autumn live-capturing licence for the relevant species shall be issued in favour of any person under these regulations, unless such person is in possession of a valid general licence to take birds in terms of the Wild Birds Regulations, and the site showing the individually-marked live-capturing station from where the live-capturing will be exercised by the licensee has been approved by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit and registered with the Commissioner of Police.

(4) The Wild Birds Regulation Unit shall only approve a site from where the live-capturing will be exercised if the following criteria are met:

(a) the live-capturing station shall not be located in a protected area;

(b) only one (1) live-capturing station may be registered on the licence holder and such station shall not contain more than two (2) pairs of clap-nets, provided that if the registered live-capturing station consists of one (1) clap-net pair, the addition of a second clap-net pair is prohibited.

(5) An application for an Autumn live-capturing licence for the relevant species shall be submitted within the period specified for this purpose by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit. S.L.549.74 GOLDEN PLOVER)