Slaughterhouses Act 1974

5 Notification of refusal of licence

(1) If a local authority refuse to grant or renew a licence, they shall forthwith give notice to the applicant of their decision in the matter, and a statement of the grounds on which that decision was based shall—

(a) in the case of a refusal of a slaughterhouse licence under section 3 above, be included in the notice ;

(b) in any other case, if so required by the applicant within 14 days from the date of the decision, be given to him by the authority not later than 48 hours after they receive the requirement.

(2) Every notice under subsection (1) above shall state the right of appeal to a magistrates' court for which provision is made by section 6(1) below and the time within which such an appeal may be brought.

(3) For the purposes of this section and sections 6 and 7 below, a refusal by a local authority—

(a) to grant a licence with an authorisation in respect of horses under section 1(4) above, or

(b) to renew a licence with such an authorisation,

shall be treated as a refusal to grant or, as the case may be, as a refusal to renew a licence.