Inspections

Informal inspections.
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1
Without prejudice to sections 9A, 10 and 11, the local authority shall make such arrangements as they think fit to ensure that any zoo for which a licence granted by that authority is in force is inspected informally by an inspector once in any calendar year in which no inspection is made under those sections.
2
The inspector shall be appointed by the authority and shall be a person appearing to the authority to be competent for the purpose of the inspection.
Act: Functions transferred (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
Words in s. 12(1) inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 16 (which insertion is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 13 (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 16