Training certificates
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1
A person is trained when that person holds a training certificate issued in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
The training certificate is issued by an approved body.
3
The training certificate is issued to a person who the approved body determines (by examination or otherwise) is competent to—
a
select an appropriate location for a snare to be set;
b
set a snare in accordance with the law;
c
identify and remedy defects in the setting and use of a snare; and
d
set a snare in such a manner, and in such a place, that it is reasonable to expect that—
i
use of the snare is consistent with animal welfare; and
ii
the setting of the snare is an appropriate method of predator control.
4
The approved body may have regard to training undertaken, or qualifications obtained, by the person before the coming into force of this Order when making a determination of competence for the purposes of paragraph (3).
5
Where an approved body, having made a determination of competence in relation to the matters set out in paragraph (3), issued a training certificate on or after 1st May 2010 and before the coming into force of this Order, that training certificate is deemed to be a training certificate issued in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).