Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of a Derogation for the Control of Birds in the Interest of Air Safety) Regulations, 2019 (L.N. 66 of 2019)

B 284 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta FSC® — Printed at the Government Printing Press on FSC® certified paper Prezz/Price €0.09 B 284 L.N. 66 of 2019 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT (CAP. 549) Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of a Derogation for the Control of Birds in the Interest of Air Safety) Regulations, 2019 BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by article 54 of the Environment Protection Act, and by regulation 10(6) of the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations and by regulations 3 and 4 of the Conservation of Wild Birds (Framework for Allowing a Derogation for the Control of Birds in the Interest of Air Safety) Regulations, the Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change in conjunction with the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights and after consultation with the Environment and Resources Authority, has made the following regulations: Citation. 1. The title of these regulations is the Conservation of Wild Birds (Declaration of a Derogation for the Control of Birds in the Interest of Air Safety) Regulations, 2019. Interpretation. S.L. 549.42 2. Terms and expressions used in these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the same meaning as given in the Conservation of Wild Birds Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the Wild Birds Regulations". Control restriction. 3. This derogation shall only apply for the control of Sturnus vulgaris and Columba livia, and for the control, by means of relocation, of other birds that may pose an air safety hazard. Control according to set framework. S.L. 549.85. 4. For the purposes of these regulations, the control of Sturnus vulgaris and Columba livia and the control, by means of relocation, of other birds that may pose an air safety hazard, shall be in accordance with the provisions of the framework laid down by the Conservation of Wild Birds (Framework for Allowing a Derogation for the Control of Birds in the Interest of Air Safety) Regulations and the Wild Birds Regulations. Establishment of control period. 5. For the purposes of the second proviso to regulation 10(6) of the Wild Birds Regulations and for the purposes of these regulations, the period for the control of Sturnus vulgaris and Columba livia, and the control by means of relocation of other birds that may pose an air safety hazard, shall be from 1st April 2019 to the 31st March 2020, both days included. VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA