Meat Industries Act 1996

(b) where a licensee is no longer entitled to possession of the establishment to which the licence relates – the person entitled to possession; or

(c) the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased licensee,

may apply to the Chief Inspector to transfer the licence to another person.

(2) A game meat slaughter licence, pet meat slaughter licence or bait meat licence is not transferable.

(i) proof that the person to whom the licence is to be transferred agrees to the proposed transfer; and

(a) the person to whom the applicant proposes to transfer the licence – exercise his or her powers under section 18; and

(b) a manager, if any, nominated by the applicant – exercise his or her powers under section 29,

as if the application to transfer were an application under section 13.

(5) The Chief Inspector may, by notice in writing to the applicant, approve or refuse to approve the transfer of a licence.

(6) A transfer of a licence takes effect from the date the Chief Inspector approves the transfer or such later date as the Chief Inspector specifies in the approval.