sec.99Deciding application

sec.99 Deciding application

The chief executive must consider an application made under section 98 and decide to transfer or refuse to transfer an exhibition licence. The chief executive may decide to transfer the exhibition licence only if satisfied— there will not, as a result of the transfer, be any substantial change in— the persons principally involved in exhibiting and dealing with authorised animals under the licence; or the dealings authorised under the licence; and the transferee is a suitable person to hold the licence. To decide if the transferee is a suitable person to hold the exhibition licence, the chief executive may have regard to the matters mentioned in section 53 . The chief executive may transfer the exhibition licence by giving the transferee a new exhibition licence. The chief executive is taken to have refused to transfer the exhibition licence if the chief executive does not decide the application within 30 days after the chief executive receives the application. If the chief executive decides to refuse to transfer the exhibition licence, the chief executive must give the applicants an information notice for the decision. If the application is taken to be refused under subsection (5) , the applicants are entitled to be given an information notice for the decision by the chief executive. (sec.99-ssec.1) The chief executive must consider an application made under section 98 and decide to transfer or refuse to transfer an exhibition licence. (sec.99-ssec.2) The chief executive may decide to transfer the exhibition licence only if satisfied— there will not, as a result of the transfer, be any substantial change in— the persons principally involved in exhibiting and dealing with authorised animals under the licence; or the dealings authorised under the licence; and the transferee is a suitable person to hold the licence. (sec.99-ssec.3) To decide if the transferee is a suitable person to hold the exhibition licence, the chief executive may have regard to the matters mentioned in section 53 . (sec.99-ssec.4) The chief executive may transfer the exhibition licence by giving the transferee a new exhibition licence. (sec.99-ssec.5) The chief executive is taken to have refused to transfer the exhibition licence if the chief executive does not decide the application within 30 days after the chief executive receives the application. (sec.99-ssec.6) If the chief executive decides to refuse to transfer the exhibition licence, the chief executive must give the applicants an information notice for the decision. (sec.99-ssec.7) If the application is taken to be refused under subsection (5) , the applicants are entitled to be given an information notice for the decision by the chief executive.

• (a) there will not, as a result of the transfer, be any substantial change in— (i) the persons principally involved in exhibiting and dealing with authorised animals under the licence; or (ii) the dealings authorised under the licence; and