Regulation 5 Licences

(1)

Where a local authority receives an application from a person for the grant of a licence authorising him to slaughter a bird or to stun a bird prior to slaughter, the local authority shall grant a licence if–

(a)

the application is accompanied by–

(i)

such a certificate as is described in Schedule 1, or

(ii)

where the licence will authorise the slaughter of a bird only by the Jewish method, a licence issued to the applicant for that purpose by the Rabbinical Commission in England and Wales or by the Chief Rabbi in Scotland;

(b)

the applicant is in the opinion of the local authority a fit and proper person to hold a licence;

(c)

the applicant is not below the age of 18 years; and

(d)

the applicant provides the information required in paragraph (2) below.

(2)

Any person applying to a local authority for a licence shall in his application state–

(a)

whether he holds or has held a licence granted by any other (and, if so, which) local authority;

(b)

whether he has been refused a licence or had a licence revoked or suspended by any other (and, if so, which) local authority; and

(c)

whether he has any similar application pending before any other (and, if so, which) local authority.

(3)

A licence granted under this regulation shall remain in force for such period not exceeding 4 years as may be specified in the licence.

(4)

A local authority shall not renew such a licence unless in its opinion the applicant remains a fit and proper person to hold a licence.