86Licences and registrations

86 Licences and registrations (1) A licence in force under the **Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act 1973** immediately before the commencement of this section continues as if granted under this Act for the balance of the licence period and may be renewed, revoked or suspended accordingly. (2) A registration under the **Poultry Processing Act 1968** in force immediately before the commencement of this section must, on the commencement of this section, be taken to be a licence granted under this Act for a period of 3 years commencing on the commencement of this section on the same terms and conditions as applied to the registration, and that licence may be renewed, revoked or suspended under this Act accordingly. (3) Without limiting any other power to revoke a licence, the Authority may serve on the licensee notice of cancellation of a licence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) in order to enable a new licence to be issued under this Act. (4) A licence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is revoked by force of this section on the 14th day after the date of service on the licensee of notice under subsection (3). (5) An application for a licence under the **Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act 1973** or an application for registration under the **Poultry Processing Act 1968**, being an application not determined immediately before the commencement of this section must, on the commencement of this section, be taken to be an application for a licence or licence renewal under this Act (as the case requires). (6) On the commencement of this section a reference in a document to which this section applies— (a) to the **Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act 1973** or the **Poultry Processing Act 1968** must be taken to be a reference to this Act; (b) to the Victorian Abattoir and Meat Inspection Authority must be taken to be a reference to the Authority; (c) to the Minister (if the reference relates to registration or applications for registration under the **Poultry Processing Act 1968**) must be taken to be a reference to the Authority in relation to a licence or application for a licence; (d) to plant (if the reference relates to poultry), a meat establishment, a pet food establishment, a retail pet meat shop or a knackery must be taken to be a reference to a meat processing facility of the corresponding kind. (7) This section applies to a suspended licence or registration in the same way as to any other licence or registration as if the Authority had suspended the licence or registration.