Regulation 7 Amendments

For regulation 12 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“Licences and application for licences

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(1)

Where the Minister receives from the occupier of, or a person proposing to occupy, any premises, an application for the grant of a licence authorising him to occupy those premises as a slaughterhouse or cutting premises, as the case may be, then the Minister shall request a veterinary officer to inspect the premises and, if he is satisfied, to certify that—

(a)

the requirements of Schedule 3 are complied with; and

(b)

the requirements of Schedules 1 or 2, as the case may be, are, or within a reasonable time will be, complied with.

(2)

If the Minister is satisfied that such prescribed requirements are or will be complied with, he shall, subject to paragraph (6) below, grant the licence in accordance with the application. If he is not so satisfied he shall refuse to grant the licence.

(3)

The Minister shall notify the local authority in writing of each such application.

(4)

Where a local authority has been notified under paragraph (3) above of an application for the approval of any premises, it must, within 14 days after the receipt of such notification, submit to the Minister—

(a)

written notification that it is making arrangements for the appointment of an adequate number of official veterinary surgeons to supervise those premises under regulation 24; and

(b)

where appropriate, written representations relating to that application, a copy of which it shall send to the applicant.

(5)

Within 14 days after the receipt of a copy of any representations submitted by the local authority under paragraph (4) above the applicant may submit written observations on those representations to the Minister.

(6)

In determining whether or not to license any premises under paragraph (2) above the Minister shall have regard to—

(a)

any representations submitted by the local authority under paragraph (4) above; and

(b)

any observations submitted by the applicant under paragraph (5) above.”.