Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.193Moving animal to another holder
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sec.193 Moving animal to another holder
This section applies if— the holder of a permit to keep— proposes to dispose of all authorised animals kept by the holder; or is no longer able to keep an authorised animal because the holder’s personal circumstances have changed; or The person is no longer able to keep the animal because of the person’s injury, illness or old age. The person is no longer able to keep the animal because the person has moved to a place that does not have the appropriate facilities to keep the animal or is not large enough to keep all the animals the person usually keeps. is no longer authorised, or would no longer be authorised, to keep the animal under the permit; and the holder has written approval from the chief executive to give the animal to another person (the other person ) who is— the holder of an animal authority (the other authority ) for the animal; or a relevant person for the holder of the other authority. The holder may move the animal to the place where the other person intends to keep the animal under the other authority. See also sections 194 and 195 . This section does not authorise the holder to move a prescribed protected animal— to another country; or into another State if the movement is, whether directly or indirectly, associated with— moving the animal to another country; or selling, giving or moving the animal to a person in another country. (sec.193-ssec.1) This section applies if— the holder of a permit to keep— proposes to dispose of all authorised animals kept by the holder; or is no longer able to keep an authorised animal because the holder’s personal circumstances have changed; or The person is no longer able to keep the animal because of the person’s injury, illness or old age. The person is no longer able to keep the animal because the person has moved to a place that does not have the appropriate facilities to keep the animal or is not large enough to keep all the animals the person usually keeps. is no longer authorised, or would no longer be authorised, to keep the animal under the permit; and the holder has written approval from the chief executive to give the animal to another person (the other person ) who is— the holder of an animal authority (the other authority ) for the animal; or a relevant person for the holder of the other authority. (sec.193-ssec.2) The holder may move the animal to the place where the other person intends to keep the animal under the other authority. See also sections 194 and 195 . (sec.193-ssec.3) This section does not authorise the holder to move a prescribed protected animal— to another country; or into another State if the movement is, whether directly or indirectly, associated with— moving the animal to another country; or selling, giving or moving the animal to a person in another country.
- (a) the holder of a permit to keep— (i) proposes to dispose of all authorised animals kept by the holder; or (ii) is no longer able to keep an authorised animal because the holder’s personal circumstances have changed; or Examples for subparagraph (ii) — 1 The person is no longer able to keep the animal because of the person’s injury, illness or old age. 2 The person is no longer able to keep the animal because the person has moved to a place that does not have the appropriate facilities to keep the animal or is not large enough to keep all the animals the person usually keeps. (iii) is no longer authorised, or would no longer be authorised, to keep the animal under the permit; and