34Amendment of licence

34 Amendment of licence (1) The authority may amend a licence at any time in accordance with this section if it believes on reasonable grounds that the amendment is reasonable or necessary in the interests of animal welfare.

(2) The authority may amend a licence on its own initiative or on application by the licensee. (3) The authority may amend a licence on its own initiative only if the authority has— (a) given the licensee written notice of the proposed amendment; and (b) considered any comments made by the licensee in accordance with the notice. (b) invite the licensee to give the authority any comments about the amendment before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the licensee. (6) The amendment of a licence takes effect on— licensee; or (7) A licence amended under this section must be returned to the authority as soon as practicable, but not later than 7 days after the day the notice of the decision to amend is given to the licensee. amend, a licence, includes putting a condition on the licence, or amending or removing a condition of the licence.