Amendment of the Zoo Licensing Act 198124
In section 19 (offences and penalties)—
a
after subsection (3) insert the following subsections—
3A
Any person who intentionally obstructs a person duly authorised for the purposes of section 16G(1) or (3) and acting pursuant to that authorisation is guilty of an offence.
3B
If the holder of a licence for a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement in a direction under section 16A(2)(d) to close the zoo or a section of it to the public in accordance with the direction, he is guilty of an offence.
3C
If any person notified in writing of a zoo closure direction pursuant to section 19A(1) or (2) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with that direction he is guilty of an offence.
3D
If the operator of a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a local authority’s request for information under section 16E(3), he is guilty of an offence.
3E
If, contrary to section 16E(5), the operator of a zoo without reasonable excuse and without the agreement of the authority disposes of any animal kept in the zoo—
a
before a plan prepared under section 16E(2) has been approved by the authority; or
b
otherwise than in accordance with such a plan which has been approved by the authority,
he is guilty of an offence.
3F
If the operator of a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction under section 16E(6) of which he is notified in writing pursuant to section 19A(1), he is guilty of an offence.
3G
If, contrary to section 4(8), the holder of a licence for a zoo fails without reasonable excuse to display the zoo licence or a copy of it publicly at each public entrance to the zoo, he is guilty of an offence.
b
in subsection (4)—
i
for “or (2)” substitute “, (2), (3A), (3B), (3C), (3E), or (3F)”, and
ii
at the end of the subsection insert “, (3D) or (3G)”.