Animal Welfare Act 1992
56Circus or travelling zoo permit conditions
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56 Circus or travelling zoo permit conditions (1) A circus or travelling zoo permit is subject to any condition— (b) put on the permit by the authority that the authority believes on Examples of conditions that may be put on a circus or travelling zoo permit 1 a condition about the welfare of the animals to be used by the circus or travelling zoo 2 a condition about the provision of facilities and equipment for the welfare of the animals to be used by the circus or travelling zoo 3 that an approved code of practice must be complied with Note The authority may amend a circus or travelling zoo permit (including by putting a condition on the permit, or amending or removing a condition of the permit) at any time (see s 59A). (a) is a circus permit-holder; and (b) fails to comply with a condition of the permit. (3) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) is a travelling zoo permit-holder; and
(b) fails to comply with a condition of the permit. (4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is a strict liability offence.