Regulation 24 Amendment of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981

after subsection (3) insert–

“(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.

(3B)

If the holder of a licence for a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction given under section 16A(2)(d) to close the zoo, or a section of it to the public, for a period, the holder is guilty of an offence.

(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, the operator is guilty of an offence.

(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), the operator is guilty of an offence.

(3E)

If, contrary to section 16E(5), the operator of a zoo without reasonable excuse and without the agreement of the local authority disposes of any animal kept in the zoo–

(a)

before a plan prepared under section 16E(2), has been approved by the authority; or

(b)

otherwise than in accordance with such a plan which has been approved by the authority,

the operator is guilty of an offence.

(3F)

If the operator of a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction given under section 16E(6), the operator is guilty of an offence.

(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 the holder of the licence is guilty of an offence.”; and

in subsection (4)–

for “or (2)” substitute “, (2), (3A), (3B), (3C), (3E) or (3F)”, and