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Amendment of section 28 (general restriction as regards hunting or killing with firearms certain exempted wild mammals and certain protected wild birds) of Principal Act.
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37.—Section 28 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following after subsection (2):
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“(2A) (a) An applicant for—
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(i) the grant of a licence under section 29 of this Act, or
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(ii) the grant or renewal of a certificate to which section 29(5) of this Act relates,
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may, before the granting of any such licence or the granting or renewal of any such certificate, be required to supply satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a competent person to hold such a licence.
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(b) The evidence required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall include the ability to identify certain species of fauna and to have a satisfactory knowledge of the relevant provisions of the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000, and of any instruments made under those Acts.
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(c) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to this subsection.”.
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