Wildlife and Countryside (Registration, Ringing and Marking of Certain Captive Birds) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 3235 (W. 315 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Wales Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protection of species Birds Marking/identification Endangered species Keeping of live animals International trade Registration Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 31 December 2003. Abstract These Regulations set out the registration, ringing and marking requirements for the purposes of section 7(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which apply to Wales. Regulation 3 requires the National Assembly to maintain a register of birds for the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act. It also provides that the keeper, or prospective keeper, of any bird included in Schedule 4 to the Act must make an application for registration on a form obtained from the National Assembly. The National Assembly may not register the bird unless it is satisfied that the bird has been ringed or marked in accordance with regulation 5. Regulation 4 sets out the circumstances which have the effect of terminating a registration. Regulation 5 provides for the ringing or marking of birds to which the Regulations apply. Regulation 5(2) provides that the ringing of a bird must be carried out with a ring obtained from the National Assembly, and the person carrying out the ringing must complete, and return to the National Assembly, a declaration of ringing. Regulation 5(3) provides that a bird may alternatively be marked in accordance with European Regulations implementing the requirements of paragraph 7 of Article VI of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Wildlife and Countryside (Registration, Ringing and Marking of Certain Captive Birds) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1733 (W.161) of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Protection of species, Birds, Marking/identification, Registration, Endangered species, Keeping of live animals, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX