{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/regulation-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/regulation-24.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3080",
  "legislation_title": "The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/24",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981",
  "text": "In section 19 (offences and penalties)—\n(a) after subsection (3) insert the following subsections—\n“(3A) Any person who intentionally obstructs a person duly authorised for the purposes of section 16G(1) or (3) and acting pursuant to that authorisation is guilty of an offence.\n(3B) If the holder of a licence for a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement in a direction under section 16A(2)(d) to close the zoo or a section of it to the public in accordance with the direction, he is guilty of an offence.\n(3C) If any person notified in writing of a zoo closure direction pursuant to section 19A(1) or (2) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with that direction he is guilty of an offence.\n(3D) If the operator of a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a local authority’s request for information under section 16E(3), he is guilty of an offence.\n(3E) If, contrary to section 16E(5), the operator of a zoo without reasonable excuse and without the agreement of the authority disposes of any animal kept in the zoo—\n(a) before a plan prepared under section 16E(2) has been approved by the authority; or\n(b) otherwise than in accordance with such a plan which has been approved by the authority,\nhe is guilty of an offence.\n(3F) If the operator of a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction under section 16E(6) of which he is notified in writing pursuant to section 19A(1), he is guilty of an offence.\n(3G) If, contrary to section 4(8), the holder of a licence for a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to display the zoo licence or a copy of it publicly at each public entrance to the zoo, he is guilty of an offence.”; and\n(b) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “or (2)” substitute “, (2), (3A), (3B), (3C), (3E), or (3F)”, and\n(ii) at the end of the subsection insert “, (3D) or (3G)”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3080/regulation/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:36:32.709694+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}