Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.257DAutomatic renewal of licences
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sec.257D Automatic renewal of licences
An existing licence that is a prescribed renewable licence is to be renewed automatically by the operation of the authority management system only if— the applicant for the renewal states the matters in section 257E ; and the applicant for the renewal makes all the required declarations; and the licence could be automatically issued to the applicant under chapter 4 , if the application were an application for the automatic issue of the licence. The renewed licence is subject to the conditions applying in relation to the licence under chapter 4 . Despite section 257C (3) (b) , the term of the renewed licence is taken to have started immediately after the day the existing licence would otherwise have ended. s 257D ins 2025 SL No. 125 s 14 (sec.257D-ssec.1) An existing licence that is a prescribed renewable licence is to be renewed automatically by the operation of the authority management system only if— the applicant for the renewal states the matters in section 257E ; and the applicant for the renewal makes all the required declarations; and the licence could be automatically issued to the applicant under chapter 4 , if the application were an application for the automatic issue of the licence. (sec.257D-ssec.2) The renewed licence is subject to the conditions applying in relation to the licence under chapter 4 . (sec.257D-ssec.3) Despite section 257C (3) (b) , the term of the renewed licence is taken to have started immediately after the day the existing licence would otherwise have ended.
- (a) the applicant for the renewal states the matters in section 257E ; and
- (b) the applicant for the renewal makes all the required declarations; and
- (c) the licence could be automatically issued to the applicant under chapter 4 , if the application were an application for the automatic issue of the licence.