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Companion Animals Act 1998
83NAllocation of rehoming organisation numbers
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#### 83N Allocation of rehoming organisation numbers
83N Allocation of rehoming organisation numbers
> > (1) The Departmental Chief Executive may, on application by a rehoming organisation, allocate a rehoming organisation number to the rehoming organisation.
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> > (2) The Departmental Chief Executive must refuse to allocate a rehoming organisation number to a rehoming organisation if—
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> > > (a) the organisation already has a rehoming organisation number, or
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> > > (b) the Departmental Chief Executive is aware an individual involved in the management or control of the rehoming organisation is subject to a disqualification order, or
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> > > (c) the Departmental Chief Executive is aware an individual involved in the management or control of the rehoming organisation has been convicted of an animal cruelty offence.
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> **s 83N:** Ins 2018 No 27, Sch 1 \[15\]. Subst 2024 No 85, Sch 2\[14\].