S.L. 549.74 Art. 6Validity of the Autumn live- capturing licence. Re-numbered and

(1) An Autumn live-capturing licence shall be valid only for the period in which the capturing of the relevant species is permitted during an Autumn live-capturing season.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), an Autumn live-capturing licence shall:

(a) be suspended forthwith where the licensee is accused of an offence under regulation 27 of the Wild Birds Regulations;

(b) be revoked where the licensee is found guilty of an offence against regulation 27 of the Wild Birds Regulations; and

(c) lapse and be considered revoked as soon as the Minister declares that the overall seasonal bag limits for an Autumn live-capturing season for the relevant species have been reached. All licensees shall be informed immediately of such lapse and revocation of the Autumn live-capturing licence by means of a text message service (SMS) to the number indicated by that person in the application for an Autumn live-capturing licence:

Provided that where the overall bag limit for one species of either of the relevant species has been reached, the Autumn live-capturing licence shall lapse and be considered revoked only in respect of the capturing of such species as soon as the Minister declares that the overall seasonal bag limit for the Autumn live-capturing season for such species has been reached and shall remain unaffected with regard to the other species. All licensees shall also be informed immediately of such partial lapse and revocation of the licence by means of a text message service (SMS) to the number indicated by that person in the application for an Autumn live-capturing licence for the relevant species:

Provided further that the licensee shall, immediately upon receipt of the text message service (SMS) declaring the partial lapse, remove from the live-capturing station all decoys pertaining to that particular species and shall not utilise any decoys of that species for the rest of the season.