74Suspension or cancellation of licence

#### 74 Suspension or cancellation of licence 74 Suspension or cancellation of licence > > (1) The Board must cancel a veterinary hospital licence if— > > > > > (a) the holder of the licence is an individual who has died, or > > > > > (b) the holder of the licence is a corporation or other body that has been wound up or otherwise ceased to exist. > > > (2) The Board may suspend a veterinary hospital licence for a period not exceeding 12 months or may cancel a licence if— > > > > > (a) the approved fee is not paid in accordance with section 73 (1), or > > > > > (b) the holder of the licence is convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (c) in a case where the holder of the licence is a corporation, any director or person concerned in the management of the corporation is convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (d) in a case where the holder of the licence is a firm that is a partnership, any partner is convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (e) in a case where the holder of the licence is any other type of firm, any member of the governing body of the firm is convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (f) any condition of the licence is breached, or > > > > > (g) in a case where the holder of the licence is not an individual, the holder has ceased to be a corporation or firm in which one or more veterinary practitioners has or have a controlling interest or a corporation or firm referred to in section 14 (5), or > > > > > (h) in the case of the cancellation of a licence—the holder of the licence so requests. > > > (3) The Board may suspend or cancel a licence only after having given the holder of the licence written notice of its intention to suspend or cancel the licence setting out its reasons. > > > (4) The notice must include a statement that the holder of the licence concerned may make submissions to the Board in relation to the proposed suspension or cancellation within 14 days after the date of the notice. > > > (5) The suspension or cancellation of a licence— > > > > > (a) must be made by notice in writing, and > > > > > (b) must be served on the holder of the licence, and > > > > > (c) subject to subsection (6), takes effect on a day specified in the notice. > > > (6) Subsections (3), (4) and (5) do not apply to cancellation of a licence under subsection (1) or the suspension or cancellation of a licence at the request of the holder of the licence. > > > (7) A suspension or cancellation of a licence (except at the request of the holder of the licence) does not take effect until the expiry of the period within which an application under section 75 for review of the decision to suspend or cancel may be made, or if such an application is made, until the application is determined or withdrawn. > > > (8) If a licence is cancelled at the request of the holder of the licence, the Board may refund to the holder a part of the approved fee for the licence last paid by the holder under section 73.