Guard Dogs Act 1975

3 Guard dog kennel licences.E+W+S

(1)A local authority may on the application in the prescribed form of, and on payment of the prescribed fee by, a person who runs or intends to run guard dog kennels at premises within their area grant that person a licence in respect of those kennels.

(2)A licence under this section shall be made subject to the prescribed conditions (if any) and to such other conditions as the local authority thinks fit.

(3)A licence under this section shall, subject to regulations, come into force on a date specified in the licence as the commencement date and shall expire at the end of the period of twelve months beginning with that date unless it is cancelled by a court in pursuance of the following subsection.

F1(4)Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the M1Protection of Animals Act 1911, the M2Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912, the M3Pet Animals Act 1951, the M4Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 or the M5Breeding of Dogs Act 1973,[F1or of an offence under any of sections 4, 5, 6(1) and (2), 7 to 9 and 11 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006,] the court by which he is convicted may cancel any licence held by him under this Act.

(5)The court may suspend the operation of the cancellation pending an appeal.

[F2(5A) Where a person is convicted of any offence under sections 28C or 28F(16) of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) , or sections 19 to 24, 25(7), 29 or 40(11) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) , subsections (4) and (5) apply as they do to convictions under this Act. ]

[F3(5B)Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 13(6) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 arising from the contravention of section 13(1) of that Act in relation to dog breeding in Wales, or of an offence under the Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2014, subsections (4) and (5) apply as they do to convictions under this Act.]

(6)For the purposes of this Act the Inner and Middle Temples shall be deemed to be in the City of London.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 3(4) inserted (E.W.) (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 8 (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l)

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