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SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1932 - SECT 2

Licences.

2.(1) A licence to slaughter or stun animals in accordance with the provisions
of this Act shall not be granted except to a person of the age of eighteeen
years or upwards who is, in the opinion of the local authority, a fit and
proper person to hold such a licence.

(2) A licence under this section shall be valid only in the district of the
local authority granting the same, and for a period not exceeding twelve
months, and may be renewed from time to time at the discretion of the local
authority.

(3) The local authority may suspend a licence at any time for such period as
they may determine and, where they are satisfied that the person is no longer
a fit and proper person to hold a licence, may revoke the licence.

(4) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a
licence or by the suspension or revocation by the local authority of a licence
may appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction against such refusal,
suspension, or revocation, within one month of the intimation thereof, and the
decision of the court of summary jurisdiction shall be final.

(5) A fee, not exceeding [25p], may be charged by the local authority for each
such licence, and a fee not exceeding [5p] for every renewal thereof.

(6) The provisions of this section shall apply to any licence granted by the
local authority for the purpose of the provisions of this Act with regard to
the Jewish and Mohammedan methods of slaughter.

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