{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animal-welfare-primate-licences-england-regulations-2023/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animal-welfare-primate-licences-england-regulations-2023/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348255423",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animal-welfare-primate-licences-england-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Variation and surrender",
  "text": "(1) The holder of a primate licence may apply to the local authority that granted it to vary the licence so as to—\n(a) reduce or increase the number of primates of any species that the holder is authorised to keep under the licence;\n(b) add or remove a species of primate that the holder is authorised to keep under the licence; or\n(c) change the premises specified in the licence to other premises in the area of the same local authority.\n(2) On an application under paragraph (1), the local authority may grant the application and vary the licence to any extent requested.\n(3) Before determining whether to vary a licence under paragraph (2), a local authority—\n(a) may request further information from the holder of the licence;\n(b) in the case of an application under paragraph (1)(a) or (b), may arrange for the premises specified in the licence to be inspected by a suitable person;\n(c) in the case of an application under paragraph (1)(c), must arrange for the proposed new premises to be so inspected.\n(4) The holder of a primate licence who proposes to surrender the licence may apply to the local authority that granted it to surrender the licence.\n(5) On an application under paragraph (4), the local authority must grant the application if satisfied that the holder no longer requires the licence and, when doing so, must specify in writing the date on which the licence is surrendered.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348255423/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:41:59.682657+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}