S.L. 549.85 Art. 3Declaration of control period.

For the purposes of the second proviso of regulation 10(6)

of the Wild Birds Regulations and for the purposes of these regulations, the period for the control of birds in the interest of air safety shall be a maximum of twelve calendar months of the year for which the Minister may decide to allow the control of birds in the interest of air safety by means of a Notice declaring a derogation:

Provided that when allowing the control of birds in the interest of air safety, the Minister shall determine that there is no other satisfactory solution in terms of Article 9(1) of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, to adequately disperse birds from within the perimeter of the area indicated as item (9) of Schedule V of the Wild Birds Regulations: Provided further that the Minister shall establish the relevant bird species to be subject to control measures in the interest of air safety.