Abattoirs Act, 1988

Grant or renewal of knackery licence.

26.—The Minister shall, following consultation with the local authority in whose functional area a knackery is situate, if he is satisfied that the applicant—

(a) is a fit and proper person to hold a knackery licence, and

(b) has, in relation to the knackery concerned, complied with the provisions of—

(i) the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1935 , and

(ii) this Act and the Regulations made thereunder,

grant or, as the case may be, renew a knackery licence.