Section 10
Suspension and revocation of licence
of Animal Welfare Enactment 2015
(1)
The Director may, by giving a notice in writing to the licensee, suspend his licence for a period of two months under any of the following circumstances:
(a)
the licensee or any employee of the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Enactment;
(b)
the licensee has breached any conditions specified in the licence;
(c)
the licensee has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this
Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment;
or
(d)
the welfare of an animal would be under threat if the licence remained in force.
(2)
The Director may, by giving a notice in writing to the licensee, revoke his licence under any of the following circumstances:
(a)
the licence has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
(b)
the licensee fails to remedy the grounds of suspension or take reasonable steps to ensure that the grounds for the suspension will not recur, within fourteen days before the end of the suspension period; or
(c)
the original purpose for which the licence was issued no longer exists.
(3)
The Director may disqualify a licensee from applying for another licence before the expiration of the revoked licence.
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(4)
Upon suspension or revocation, the licensee shall surrender the licence to the Director not later than fourteen days from the date on which the notice of suspension or revocation is served on him.
(5)
Where a licence has been suspended or revoked, it shall have no effect during the period of suspension or from the date of revocation, as the cae may be.