S.L. 499.66 Art. 9Suspension or revocation of licence. Cap. 439. Cap. 439. Cap. 490.

(1) The Authority may suspend any licence issued under regulation 3(2) if:

(a) the animal is, in the opinion of a veterinary surgeon, not fit to carry out the work it is licensed for; or

(b) the licence holder fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of these regulations and, or with standards, guidelines and regulations relating to the welfare of animals issued under the Animal Welfare Act;

(c) the licence holder has acted in such a manner which could reasonably be construed to be detrimental to public health or public safety, and such suspension shall last for a period of not more than thirty days except for suspensions under paragraph (a) which shall last until such time as a veterinary surgeon certifies that the animal is fit for the work intended or the animal is substituted with a new animal:

Provided that any convalescing animal with regards to which a licence for use on the road has been suspended may still be used on a road which is not an arterial or distributor road as established by the Authority for rehabilitation purposes only until such time as a veterinary surgeon certifies that the animal is once again fit for use on the road.

(2) Whenever a licence holder shall be charged in any court with any serious infringement to the Animal Welfare Act or any regulation made thereunder, the Authority shall suspend his licence pending final disposition of the charges against him.

(3) An operator’s licence issued in terms of regulation 7 or a driver’s category X licence issued in terms of regulation 6 shall be revoked by the Authority if at any time its holder accumulates an aggregate of 200 penalty points in terms of these regulations.

(4) A licence shall also be revoked by the Authority if it is so ordered to do by a Court by means of a decree or judgment which is definitive and not subject to appeal.

(5) Where any such licence is revoked, its holder may not apply for any licence under these regulations before the lapse of two years from such revocation and the said licence shall only be issued if the applicant meets the conditions under regulation 6(3)(d), (e) and (f) in respect of an application for a driver’s category X licence, or regulation 7(1) in respect of an application for an operator’s licence.

(6) The holder of any licence issued in terms of these regulations may, except where its revocation has been ordered in terms of sub-regulation (4), appeal to the Tribunal in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Justice Act against any decision of the Authority to revoke or suspend a licence, within thirty days from the Authority’s decision.