The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Existing licences

3.—(1) This regulation applies to all zoos in Wales in respect of which a licence is in force under the Act on 22 April 2003, except zoos which close before 1 October 2003.

(2) The local authority shall before 1 October 2003 secure that each licence granted by them under the Act contains such conditions as the authority think necessary or desirable to secure that the conservation measures referred to in section 1A of the Act are implemented at the zoo, and may alter the licence for that purpose.

(3) Section 16(2), (3) and (4) to (6) of the Act applies to the alteration of a licence under paragraph (2) as if the references in section 16(2) and (6) to “subsection (1)” were references to that paragraph.

(4) Section 18(1)(b) and (c), (2),(3), (5) and (7) of the Act applies to the alteration of a licence under paragraph (2).

(5) In deciding what conditions to attach to a licence under paragraph (2) an authority shall have regard to any standards specified by the National Assembly for Wales under section 9 of the Act.

(6) An alteration of a licence under paragraph (2) shall not be treated as a significant alteration for the purposes of section 16 of the Act.