Use, number and type of animal
- Only use licensed animals and types and keep numbers within reasonable limits
Welsh Statutory Instrument
2021
United Kingdom
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021
At a glance
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Suitable environment
- Provide and maintain a suitable environment for all animals
Monitoring of behaviour and training of animals
- Provide environmental enrichment, exercise and monitor behaviour of animals
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The circumstances which a local authority must take into account...
Selling animals as pets (or with a view to their...
The activity described in paragraph 2 does not include—
Licence display
Emergencies
Records
Staffing
Suitable diet
Animal handling and interactions
Protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease
Interpretation
Records and advertisements
Prospective sales: pet care and advice
Suitable accommodation
Sale of animals
Protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease
A person who has at any time held a licence...
A person who is disqualified under section 33 of the...
A person who is disqualified under section 34 of the...
A person who is disqualified under section 40(1) and (2)...
A person who is disqualified under section 6(2) of the...
A person who is disqualified under section 5(3) of the...
A person who is disqualified under section 1(1) of the...
A person who is disqualified under section 3 of the...
Pet Animals Act 1951
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018
Conditions of grant or renewal of a licence
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must inspect and decide on animal activity licence applications Local authority
Duty to assist in the taking of samples from animals
- Assist inspectors examining animals and restrain them when asked
Browse 24 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Title, commencement and application
Interpretation
Licencing of operators
Period of licence
Power to take samples from animals
Variation or revocation of a licence on the application, or with the consent, of a licence holder
Inspector’s report
Persons who may not apply for a licence
Death of a licence holder
Fees
Guidance
Grounds for suspension, variation without consent or revocation of a licence
Procedure for suspension or variation without consent
Reinstatement of a suspended licence by a local authority
Notice of revocation
Obstruction of inspectors
Offences
Powers of entry
Post-conviction powers
Notices
Appeals
Repeals and consequential amendments
Saving provision
Provision of information to the Welsh Ministers
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