Suspension and revocation of licences
9.—(1) The Minister may suspend or revoke a registered licence granted under these Regulations or any licence granted by a local authority under the 1967 Act, the 1974 Act, the 1980 Act or any regulations made under any of those Acts, and an authorised veterinary surgeon may revoke any provisional licence, if—
(a)he is satisfied that the holder of the licence is no longer a fit and proper person to hold it;
(b)he is satisfied that the holder of the licence is not, or is no longer, competent to carry out the operations which the licence authorises;
(c)the holder has failed to comply with—
(i)any condition of the licence granted to him under these regulations; or
(ii)any condition of a licence previously granted to him by a local authority under the 1967 Act, the 1974 Act, the 1980 Act or any regulations made under any of those Acts; or
(d)the holder has been convicted of an offence under any of the provisions set out in paragraph 8(b) above.
(2) An authorised veterinary surgeon may grant a provisional licence under paragraph 7(1) above to any person whose registered licence has been suspended or revoked.