5.—(1) A person shall not cause or permit birds to be collected at any market, fair, show, exhibition or other gathering except under the authority of a licence issued by the Department.
(2) The Department shall only grant a licence if a veterinary risk assessment has been carried out and it is satisfied that the gathering and the transit of birds to and from the gathering would not significantly increase the risk of the transmission of avian influenza virus (in particular of virus of the subtype H5N1).