49Cancellation, variation, &c., of registration or licence otherwise

49 Cancellation, variation, &c., of registration or licence otherwise than by request (1) The council may, by notice served on the registered owner of a dog or the holder of a licence, require the registered owner or holder to show cause why the council should not: (a) cancel the registration of the dog or the licence; (b) vary, in the manner specified in the notice, the conditions to which the registration or the licence is subject; or (c) suspend the licence for the period specified in the notice. (2) The council may, not less than 14 days after the date of service of a notice under clause (1), by another notice in writing served on the registered owner or the holder of the licence on whom the first- mentioned notice was served: (a) cancel the registration of the dog or cancel the licence; (b) vary, in the manner specified in the notice, the conditions to which the registration of the dog or the licence is subject; or (c) suspend the licence for the period specified in the notice, being a period not longer than the period specified in the first- mentioned notice.