Slaughter of Animals, Act, 1935

Fees on issue of slaughter licences.

24.—(1) Every application to a sanitary authority for a slaughter licence shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and the payment of such fee to such sanitary authority shall be a condition precedent to the entertainment of such application.

(2) Where a slaughter licence is issued by a sanitary authority, the fee paid to such sanitary authority in pursuance of this section on such application shall be retained by such sanitary authority.

(3) Where an application to a sanitary authority for a slaughter licence is refused, the fee paid to such sanitary authority in pursuance of this section on such application shall be repaid to the applicant by such sanitary authority immediately upon such refusal.