PART 3BOVINE CARCASES
Licence to carry out classification9
1
The Secretary of State may grant a licence to carry out visual classification of bovine carcases to any person who applies for such a licence and who appears to the Secretary of State to be qualified to carry out the classification, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person is a fit and proper person to carry out classification of bovine carcases.
2
The licence may be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purposes of paragraph (1).
3
In addition to the power to revoke a licence in the circumstances mentioned in Article 4(2) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (incorrect classification, presentations or identifications), the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke a licence granted to a person under this regulation if—
a
the person has contravened any of the terms or conditions of that licence; or
b
the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person holding that licence is no longer a fit and proper person to carry out classification of bovine carcases.
4
Where the Secretary of State takes any decision in relation to a licence under this regulation which gives rise to a right to appeal under regulation 11, the Secretary of State must—
a
inform the person of the decision in writing;
b
give the reasons; and
c
explain that there is a right of appeal to a person appointed by the Secretary of State.