Regulation 5 People who may not apply for a licence

A person may not apply for a licence if the person is disqualified under—

(a)

section 5(3) of the Pet Animals Act 1951^f1 from keeping a pet shop;

(b)

section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954^f2 from having custody of an animal;

(c)

section 3(3) of the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963^f3 from keeping a boarding establishment for animals;

(d)

section 4(3) of the Riding Establishments Act 1964^f4 from keeping a riding establishment;

(e)

section 3(3) of the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973^f5 from keeping a breeding establishment;

(f)

section 6(2) of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976^f6 from keeping a dangerous wild animal; or

(g)

section 34 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006,

and any licence issued to a person so disqualified is invalid.

Annotations

f1: 1951 c. 35. Section 5(3) was amended by section 64 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
f2: 1954 c. 40. Section 1 was repealed by section 65 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
f3: 1963 c. 43. Section 3(3) was amended by section 64 of, and paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
f4: 1964 c. 70. Section 4(3) was amended by section 64 of, and paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
f5: 1973 c. 60. Section 3(3) was amended by section 5(1) of the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 (1999 c. 11).
f6: 1976 c. 38. Section 6(2) was amended by section 64 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006.