# The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1985/171/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-northern-ireland-order-1985/article-8
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