16CDetermination of application to keep more than 4 cats

16C Determination of application to keep more than 4 cats

[Section 16C Inserted by No. 25 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:01 Mar 2022]

(1)  The Secretary or general manager may –

(a) grant an application made under section 16B(1) to him or her, subject to any conditions he or she thinks fit, if satisfied that –

(i) the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a multiple cat permit; and

(ii) it is appropriate in all the circumstances; or

(b) refuse an application made under section 16B(1) to him or her, if not so satisfied.

(2)  If the Secretary or general manager grants an application made under section 16B(1) , he or she is to issue a permit in writing to the applicant.

(3)  A permit must not be issued in contravention of a by-law made in accordance with section 43 .

(4)  A permit issued under subsection (2) may be in the form that the Secretary or general manager, respectively, determines, but is to, at least, specify –

(a) the maximum number of cats that may be kept at the individual property to which the permit relates and the number encoded on the microchip with which each cat is implanted; and

(b) any conditions to which the permit is subject; and

(c) the date on which the permit expires.

(5)  The Secretary or a general manager may, by notice to the holder of a multiple cat permit issued by the Secretary or general manager, respectively, vary the permit, including any condition of the permit, at any time if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to do so.

(6)  If the Secretary or general manager refuses an application made under section 16B(1) , he or she is to provide the applicant with notice of the refusal and written reasons for the refusal.