Regulation 15 Suspension, revocation or alteration of licence to carry out visual classification

(1)

Where paragraphs (2), (3) or (4) apply, the Welsh Ministers may, as well as the actions available under Part 7, suspend, revoke or alter the terms and conditions of a licence granted to a person under regulation 14.

(2)

This paragraph applies where, as a result of the checks carried out under regulation 23 or when exercising powers under regulations 25 or 26, the Welsh Ministers identify a significant number of incorrect—

(a)

presentations,

(b)

classifications,

(c)

identifications, or

(d)

labellings,

attributable to the person referred to in paragraph (1).

(3)

This paragraph applies where the person referred to in paragraph (1) has contravened any of the terms and conditions of a licence granted to them under regulation 14.

(4)

This paragraph applies where the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that the person referred to in paragraph (1) is no longer a fit and proper person to carry out classification of sheep carcasses.

(5)

Where the Welsh Ministers make any decision in relation to a licence under this regulation which gives rise to a right of appeal under regulation 18, the Welsh Ministers must—

(a)

inform the person of the decision in writing,

(b)

give reasons for the decision, and

(c)

inform the person of the right of appeal under regulation 18,

within a period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the decision is made.