Regulation 6 Provisional licences
The local authority may grant the applicant a provisional licence if–
the applicant is, in the opinion of the local authority, a fit and proper person to hold a provisional licence, and
the applicant is not below the age of 18 years.
A provisional licence shall authorise a person to slaughter or stun a bird only in the presence of, and in accordance with any directions given by, a person who is–
a veterinary surgeon, or
the holder of a licence granted under regulation 5, or
the holder of such a certificate as is described in Schedule 1 and one or more of the qualifications listed in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2.
A provisional licence shall remain in force for such period not exceeding 3 months as may be specified in the licence and may be renewed once for a like period.