The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018;come into force on 1st October 2018.regulations 2 to 24,regulations 27 to 29, andSchedules 1 to 8.
  • In these Regulations—
  • (1) Each licensable activity is a specified activity for the purposes of section 13(1) of the Act.(2) A local authority is the licensing authority for any licensable activity carried on on premises in its area.a local authority has received from an operator an application in writing for the grant or renewal of a licence to carry on a licensable activity on premises in the local authority's area, andthe application gives such information as the local authority has required.appoint one or more suitably qualified inspectors to inspect any premises on which the licensable activity or any part of it is being or is to be carried on, andthe licence conditions will be met,any appropriate fee has been paid in accordance with regulation 13, andthe grant or renewal is appropriate having taken into account the report submitted to it in accordance with regulation 10.the general conditions, andthe relevant specific conditions.(4) On receipt of an application in writing for the grant or renewal of a licence in respect of the activity described in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, if no inspector appointed under paragraph (2) (a) is a listed veterinarian, the local authority must appoint a listed veterinarian to inspect the premises with the inspector appointed under that paragraph.(5) On receipt of an application in writing for the grant of a licence in respect of the activity described in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1, if no inspector appointed under paragraph (2) (a) is a veterinarian, the local authority must appoint a veterinarian to inspect the premises with the inspector appointed under that paragraph.(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply where the application is for the grant of such a licence which is to have effect immediately after the remainder of the term of a licence

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