Slaughter of Animals, Act, 1935

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Revocation of slaughter licences by sanitary authority.

26.—Whenever a sanitary authority is satisfied that the holder of a slaughter licence issued by such sanitary authority has ceased to be a fit and proper person to be engaged in the slaughter of animals, such sanitary authority may, subject to the provisions of this section, suspend for such period as they may think proper or revoke such slaughter licence.

(2) A sanitary authority shall not suspend or revoke a slaughter licence under this section unless or until they have given to the holder of such licence one month's notice in writing of their intention to suspend or revoke (as the case may be) such licence and have considered any representations made to them before the expiration of such notice by such holder.

(3) Where a sanitary authority has given notice, in accordance with the next preceding sub-section of this section, of their intention to revoke a slaughter licence, they may, after the expiration of such notice, suspend (in lieu of revoking) such licence without giving notice of such suspension.