Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020

This section applies if—

the holder of an animal authority has failed to—

pay a fee payable under the Act for the authority, by the day or within the period during which the fee must be paid; or

give the chief executive a return of operations required to be given under the Act for the authority, by the day or within the period during which the return must be given; and

the chief executive has given the holder a notice stating the following matters—

the holder must pay the fee or give the return to the chief executive by a day, at least 10 business days after the holder receives the notice, stated in the notice;

if the holder does not pay the fee or give the return to the chief executive by the stated day, the chief executive may amend or suspend the authority under this section; and

the holder does not pay the fee or give the return to the chief executive by the stated day.

The chief executive may decide to—

if the authority authorises the keeping of an animal—amend the authority, other than to remove the authorisation to keep the animal; or

otherwise—amend or suspend the authority.

If the chief executive decides to amend or suspend the authority the chief executive must give the holder of the authority an information notice for the decision.

The amendment or suspension takes effect on the later of the following days—

the day the notice is given to the holder;

the day stated in the notice.

If the chief executive suspends the authority—

the information notice must state the suspension period; and

the suspension continues until the earlier of the following—

the day the holder pays the outstanding fee or gives the chief executive the outstanding return;

the end of the suspension period.

The effect of an amendment under this section does not depend on the amendment being noted on the authority.