SCHEDULE 3Transitional provision

PART 1Existing certificates and licences, etc.

Breeding and supplying establishments13

1

The licence arising under paragraph 11 is to be treated as including the conditions set out in Part 2 of this Schedule (the “deemed conditions”).

2

The following existing conditions of the section 7 certificate cease to have effect—

a

the conditions which correspond to the conditions set out in Appendix C of the Home Office guidance (standard conditions for designated breeding and supplying establishments), and

b

any additional conditions which authorise an exception from, or otherwise relate to, one of those conditions.

3

If any of the deemed conditions is inconsistent with an existing condition which does not cease to have effect under sub-paragraph (2), the deemed condition prevails.

4

For the purposes of this paragraph the existing conditions of the certificate are the conditions contained in the certificate by virtue of section 10 immediately before these Regulations come fully into force.

5

The Act applies to the deemed conditions as it applies to conditions included in a licence by virtue of section 10.