PART 1Introduction

Licensing of operators3

1

Managing a track is an activity for the purposes of section 13(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

2

But managing a track is not an activity for the purposes of section 13(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 if the operator is regulated in relation to the operation of that track by a body which—

a

is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, or other signatory of the EA multi-lateral agreement3 of the European co-operation for Accreditation4, as demonstrating compliance with the ISO/IEC standard Guide 65:19965 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for bodies operating product certification systems in relation to the service of the regulation of greyhound racing tracks; and

b

requires compliance by the operator with the requirements contained in the licensing conditions.