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98Transitional provision for wildlife licences in respect of specified birds—Game Management Authority Act 2014
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98 Transitional provision for wildlife licences in respect of specified birds—Game Management Authority Act 2014
(1) This section applies to a wildlife licence if—
(a) it is issued under section 22 by the Secretary in the prescribed category of Game Bird Farmer Licence; and
(b) it is in force immediately before the commencement day.
(2) On and after the commencement day, the wildlife licence is taken to be a wildlife licence issued by the Game Management Authority in respect of specified birds and remains in force for the period specified in the licence unless sooner cancelled, suspended or surrendered.
(3) Any conditions, limitations and restrictions imposed on the wildlife licence by the Secretary that are in force immediately before the commencement day are, on and after that day, taken to be conditions, limitations and restrictions imposed by the Game Management Authority.
***commencement day*** means the day on which section 30 of the **Game Management Authority Act 2014** comes into operation;
S. 99 inserted by No. 24/2014 s. 75.