Slaughter of Animals, Act, 1935

Renewal of slaughter licences.

23.—(1) Where the person applying to a sanitary authority for a slaughter licence holds or held a slaughter licence previously issued to him by such sanitary authority and such slaughter licence either is in force at the date of such application or expired within one month before that date, the slaughter licence issued to such person in pursuance of such application shall be issued by way of renewal of such previously issued slaughter licence.

(2) A slaughter licence issued by way of renewal of a previously issued slaughter licence which is in force at the date of the application for such first-mentioned slaughter licence shall commence at the expiration of such previously issued slaughter licence.