Commentary on provisions of Act Section 2: Glue trap licences
Subsection (1) allows the Secretary of State to grant a glue trap licence authorising a pest controller to use a glue trap for the purpose of preserving public health or public safety.
	Subsection (2) specifies that a glue trap licence may only be granted if the Secretary of State is satisfied that there is no other satisfactory solution.
	Subsection (3) sets out further provision relating to the scope and contents of glue trap licences.
	Subsection (4) allows the Secretary of State to require the application for a glue trap licence to be made in such form, and to be accompanied by such documentation or information, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
	Subsection (5) grants powers to the Secretary of State to: (a) make regulations regarding the charging of fees or other charges in relation to an application for the grant or modification of a glue trap licence; (b) make regulations concerning appeals in respect of licence applications.
	Subsection (7) allows the Secretary of State to delegate the licensing functions specified in this section to any competent public authority.
	Subsection (9) specifies that regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument, and may make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitory, transitional or saving provision.
	Subsection (10) specifies that a statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
	Subsection (11) defines the term "public authority".
	Subsection (12) defines the term "pest controller".