16 Power to grant licences

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16  Power to grant licences

(1)     Sections 1, 5, 6(3), 7 and 8 and orders under section 3 do not apply to anything done—

[(a)     for scientific, research or educational purposes;]

(b)     for the purpose of ringing or marking, or examining any ring or mark on, wild birds;

(c)     for the purpose of conserving wild birds;

[(ca)     for the purposes of the re-population of an area with, or the re-introduction into an area of, wild birds, including any breeding necessary for those purposes;

(cb)     for the purpose of conserving flora or fauna;]

(d)     for the purpose of protecting any collection of wild birds;

(e)     for the purposes of falconry or aviculture;

(f)     for the purposes of any public exhibition or competition;

(g)     for the purposes of taxidermy;

(h)     for the purpose of photography;

(i)     for the purposes of preserving public health or public or air safety;

(j)     for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease; or

(k)     for the purposes of preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber[, fisheries or inland waters],

if it is done under and in accordance with the terms of a licence granted by the appropriate

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