{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-25.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2003/115",
  "legislation_title": "The Zoos Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoos-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "regulation/25",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Transitional provision for existing zoos",
  "text": "(1) A person who immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations was operating a zoo on any premises may continue to operate the zoo on those premises without a licence under these Regulations –\n(a) during the period of four months beginning with that date; and\n(b) if within that period application is made for a licence in accordance with regulation 5 or for exemption from these regulations in accordance with regulation 4, until that application is finally determined or withdrawn and, if the application is refused, for a further period of six months.\n(2) Regulation 4 applies to any application under paragraph (1)(b) for exemption from these Regulations and regulations 5 and 6 apply to any application under paragraph (1)(b) for a licence to continue to operate a zoo.\n(3) For an application for a licence under paragraph (1)(b) the inspection required by regulation 6 is in lieu of the first inspection under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of regulation 12.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 25 in operation at 31.3.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/115/regulation/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:04:08.569352+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."
}