Paragraph 3 Suspension and revocation

(1)

The Minister may revoke or suspend a specific authorisation, or remove a transporter from a general authorisation, either temporarily or permanently, in the event of any of the following, involving either the transporter or, if it appears to the Minister to be relevant, any associate, employee or agent of the transporter—

(a)

repeated infringements in Great Britain of this Order or of any other Order implementing Council Directive 91/628/EEC, or a single such infringement which involves serious suffering to animals, in either case whether or not the infringement leads to a criminal conviction;

(b)

in the case of a journey taking place partly in Great Britain and partly outside Great Britain—

(i)

any breach of the rules relating to route plans, or

(ii)

repeated infringements of national legislation implementing Council Directive 91/628/EEC, or a single such infringement involving serious suffering to animals,

in either case whether or not the infringement leads to a criminal conviction.

(2)

The Minister shall by notice in writing inform the transporter that he is minded to revoke the authorisation, or suspend it until a specified date or indefinitely.