Hunting Licences Regulations

HUNTING LICENCES [S.L.10.39 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 10.39 HUNTING LICENCES REGULATIONS 1st January, 1994 LEGAL NOTICE 145 of 1993 as amended by Legal Notices: 44 of 1996, 221 of 1997, 42 of 1999 and 2 of 2002. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is the Hunting Licences Regulations. Conditions for the issue of a hunting licences. Amended by: L.N. 44 of 1996; L.N. 221 of 1997; L.N. 42 of 1999; L.N. 2 of 2002. 2. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law, no issue of a person shall shoot, or attempt to shoot, by any means whatsoever, any game unless such person is in possession of a valid hunting licence issued by the Commissioner, and such person satisfies all the conditions specified in the licence and in any other law. (2) Any person who applies for a licence may be asked to sit for a practical examination to determine his knowledge of the use and safe-carrying of firearms, the necessary protective measures required for carrying a firearm; his ability to identify birds and his knowledge of the regulations for the protection of fauna. (3) Each type of hunting licence shall be issued to an applicant who is covered by an insurance policy against third party risks to persons or damage to property, and holds a recommendation from a lawfully constituted society organisation representing hunters. (4) Any person who wishes to renew the licence for the hunting of b i rds mus t have a r ecommenda t ion i s sued by a l ega l ly constituted organization representing hunters, which is valid for the year of renewal: Provided that any legally constituted organization which represents hunters that shall grant the recommendation referred to in this subregulation may only grant such recommendation to an applicant who has become a member, or renewed his membership, in the same organization, which issues the recommendation after the same applicant has duly filled in and presented to the said organization the form of the Permit for Hunting and Trapping, Carnet de Chasse, valid for the previous year. (5) Any legally constituted organization representing hunters which grants the recommendation referred to in subregulation (4) shall collect the forms of the Permit for Hunting and Trapping, Carnet de Chasse and forward them to the Director, Environment Protection Department, by not later than the 8th of May of each year.