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(1)A person who immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act was operating a zoo on any premises may continue to operate that zoo on those premises without a licence under this Act—
(a)during the period of six months beginning with that date; and
(b)if within that period application is made for a licence, until that application is finally disposed of or withdrawn and, if the application is refused, for a further period of six months.
(2)In the case of an application made as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), notice of intention to make the application shall not be required under section 2, but the application shall specify all such particulars as would be required to be included in a notice to the local authority under that section.
(3)On any such application the local authority shall carry out an inspection of the zoo in accordance with the provisions of section 10 before deciding whether to grant or refuse the licence, and may, if the licence is granted, grant it subject to such conditions as may be specified in the report of the inspectors.
(4)If the licence is granted—
(a)the inspection required by this section is in lieu of the first inspection under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 10;
(b)it shall be granted for a period of four years beginning with the date on which the licence is granted.
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