Article 8 Competitions, etc.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Part, if any person shows or causes or permits to be shown for the purposes of any competition or in any premises in which a competition is being held—

(a)

any live wild bird other than a bird included in Schedule 4 which was bred in captivity and has been ringed under a licence granted by the Department in accordance with Article 18(2)(d); or

(b)

any live bird one of whose parents was such a wild bird,

he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Any person who promotes any event at which any bird mentioned in Schedule 4 is to be shown for the purposes of any public exhibition or competition shall notify the Department in writing at least 7 days before the date upon which the event is to take place.

(3)

Any person failing to comply with paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence.