Written Question · S2W-12335 · Session 2
What conditions it would normally attach to a licence granted under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 authorising the killing or taking of…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what conditions it would normally attach to a licence granted under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 authorising the killing or taking of seals for the prevention of damage to fisheries.
The answer
Each licence issued specifies:
· The maximum number of seals of each species that may be shot, and that a return be made by a specified date recording the numbers actually shot (nil returns are required);
· The period during which seals may be shot;
· The location within which seals may be shot, and
· That any licence may be suspended or revoked, and surrendered to the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department immediately this revocation happens.
In addition, a copy of the licence is sent to the police station from which the applicant, or his agent, obtained the necessary firearms certificate.
A licence may be refused where an applicant or his agent has failed to comply with the terms of any previous licence.
· The maximum number of seals of each species that may be shot, and that a return be made by a specified date recording the numbers actually shot (nil returns are required);
· The period during which seals may be shot;
· The location within which seals may be shot, and
· That any licence may be suspended or revoked, and surrendered to the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department immediately this revocation happens.
In addition, a copy of the licence is sent to the police station from which the applicant, or his agent, obtained the necessary firearms certificate.
A licence may be refused where an applicant or his agent has failed to comply with the terms of any previous licence.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-12335 by reference.