General provision on licences 25 9 Delegation of functions in relation to licences (1) The Scottish Ministers may delegate their functions in relation to licences under sections 4 and 8 to Scottish Natural Heritage. (2) Any delegation must be made by written direction. (3) A direction may include provision allowing Scottish Natural Heritage to modify or 30 revoke licences that were granted before the direction. (4) The Scottish Ministers may modify or revoke a direction. (5) If a direction is revoked, any licence granted while the direction was in force continues to have effect unless the revocation provides otherwise. 10 Offence of providing false information to obtain a licence 35 (1) A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly makes a false or misleading statement for the purposes of obtaining (either personally or for another person) a licence under section 4 or 8. 11 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Trail hunting (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both). 10A Review of operation of sections 4 and 8 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must review the operation of sections 4 and 8. (2) The first review under subsection (1) must be carried out no later than 31 December 2028. (3) The second and each subsequent review must be carried out no later than the expiry of the period of 5 years beginning with the date...