Authorisations to hot brand equine animals
4.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may authorise any person to hot brand equine animals subject to such conditions as they consider appropriate and may vary or revoke such authorisation as they see fit.
(2) An application for authorisation must specify–
(a)the name and address of the applicant and all persons for whom an authorisation to carry out the hot branding of equine animals is sought;
(b)details of where, when and for what purpose the identification of equine animals by hot branding is to be carried out; and
(c)details of the numbers and types of equine animals to be hot branded.
(3) Any decision to refuse or revoke an authorisation, or to apply or vary conditions attached to an authorisation, shall be communicated by the Scottish Ministers to the applicant in writing, giving the reasons for such refusal, revocation, condition or variation together with details of the right of the applicant to have that decision reviewed by persons appointed by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 5.