199.Section 35 of the Act amends section 37 of the 1996 Act, which requires holders of certain authorisations to be fit and competent.
200.Section 35(2) makes various adjustments to subsection (1) of section 37. In particular, paragraph (b) adds section 17ZA(1) to the list of authorisations for which a person must be fit and competent and paragraph (c) adds section 18(5) to the same list.
201.Section 35(3) substitutes subsection (1A) to allow a person who is included on the fit and competent register established under section 17A to be considered a fit and competent person for the purposes of authorisations.
202.Section 37(3) of the 1996 Act imposes a restriction on the granting of authorisations for certain activities unless a code of practice has been published. Section 35(4) adds section 18(5) to that list of authorisations requiring a code of practice. Section 18(5) is added by section 30 and deals with taking or killing shooting for scientific purposes.
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