# The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 15: (Regulation 18 of the 2002 Regulations)

Extent: E+W

(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (1A),”, and
(ii) for “size of” substitute “number of animals kept in”;
(b) after subsection (1) insert the following subsection—
“(1A) The Secretary of State may only make a direction under subsection (1) where he is satisfied that it is not prejudicial to the protection of wild animals and the conservation of biodiversity to do so.”;
(c) in subsection (3) at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (3A),”; and
(d) after subsection (3) insert the following subsection—
“(3A) The Secretary of State may only vary a direction made under subsection (1) where he is satisfied that it is not prejudicial to the protection of wild animals and the conservation of biodiversity to do so.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/992/schedule/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-wales-regulations-2003/schedule/paragraph-15
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