AJAX error - Runtime Error in component "EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Gene::GeneSpliceImageNew [content]"

Function EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Gene::GeneSpliceImageNew fails to execute due to the following error:

	Can't call method "set_parameters" on an undefined value at
	... /usr/local/ensembl-live/eg-plugins/common/modules/EnsEMBL/Web/Component/Gene/GeneSNPImageSplice.pm line 33.