52.—(1) Section 46 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution, in subsection (1), of “wild bird or wild animal” for “protected wild bird or protected wild animal”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) by the insertion of the following after paragraph (c):

“(cc) prescribe conditions with regard to the practice of taxidermy by the holder of a wildlife dealer's licence and to species of fauna generally, or any such species as may be specified in the regulations, used for the purpose of taxidermy,”,

(ii) by the insertion of the following after paragraph (d):

“(dd) require the holder of a wildlife dealer's licence to give to the Minister such particulars in writing from any documents kept by that holder under paragraph (d) of this subsection as the Minister may require and specify by notice in writing sent to the holder,”,

(iii) by the insertion of the following after paragraph (f):

“(ff) prohibit the dealing in wild birds or wild animals which do not have the appropriate tag or mark as specified in regulations made under section 29 of the Principal Act,”,

and

(iv) by the substitution, in paragraph (g), of “a wild bird or a wild animal” for “a protected wild bird or a protected wild animal”,

and

(c) by the addition of the following after subsection (5):

“(5A) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that this section shall not apply to domesticated, farmed or other deer which are not wild animals.”,

and the said subsections (1) and (3) (other than paragraphs (a) to (ff) and paragraph (h)), as so amended, are set out in the Table to this section.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, any regulations made under section 46 of the Principal Act and in force immediately before the commencement of paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection shall continue in force until revoked.

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(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that it is in the interests of the conservation of any species of wild bird or wild animal so to do, subject to subsection (5) of this section, he may by regulations prohibit, or control in such manner as he considers appropriate and specifies in the regulations, the purchase or sale of that species for such period as may be so specified.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) of this section, regulations under this section may—

(g) provide that a wild bird or a wild animal shall not be confined, kept, or exposed for sale in a cage in such premises, or while it is being transported from one place to another by or on behalf of such dealer for purposes of display, sale or exhibition, unless the cage is of a prescribed size, type or description, and