S.L. 499.66 Art. 8Application and refusal of licence. Cap. 490.

(1) A person desiring to obtain a licence issued in terms of Parts II, III or IV or to renew any licence so issued shall apply to the Authority and the Authority shall decide and give a reply on that application within thirty days from receipt of the application and all required documentation.

(2) The Authority may refuse any application for a new licence or for the renewal thereof whenever any of the conditions provided for in these or other regulations are not met.

(3) The Authority shall refuse to renew an operator’s licence and, or a licence issued in terms of regulation 3(2) if the holder does not present, together with the application for renewal, a certificate on the animal’s general physical condition issued by a licensed veterinarian for each animal to be used under the operator’s licence certifying that the animal is fit to be used for the purpose of the licence.

(4) Where the Authority intends to refuse to issue any licence or to renew a licence, it shall give the applicant concerned notice in writing of such intended refusal, setting out the reasons for its decision. Such notice shall state that the applicant has the right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving reasons why the application should not be refused. The Authority shall consider any such representations before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant concerned and by that notice shall, if so required, also inform the applicant that he has a right to appeal to the Tribunal.

(5) Where an application for the issue or renewal of a licence is refused by the Authority, the applicant may, within thirty days from the Authority’s decision, appeal to the Tribunal against such decision in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Justice Act.