Animal Welfare Act 1992
59AAmendment of circus or travelling zoo permit
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59A Amendment of circus or travelling zoo permit (1) The authority may amend a circus or travelling zoo permit 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
(2) The authority may amend a circus or travelling zoo permit on its own initiative or on application by the circus or travelling zoo (3) The authority may amend a circus or travelling zoo permit on its own initiative only if the authority has— (a) given the circus or travelling zoo permit-holder written notice of the proposed amendment; and (b) considered any comments made by the permit-holder in (b) invite the circus or travelling zoo permit-holder 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 permit-holder. (6) The amendment of a circus or travelling zoo permit takes effect on— (a) the day the notice of the decision to amend is given to the circus or travelling zoo permit-holder; or (7) A circus or travelling zoo permit 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 circus or travelling zoo permit-holder.
amend, a circus or travelling zoo permit, includes putting a condition on the permit, or amending or removing a condition of the permit.
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