S.L. 439.25 Art. 3Registration of establishment.

(1) No person shall operate or manage a pet grooming establishment for the purposes of these regulations without being registered with the Director and saving any other authorisation required according to any law so as to be able to legally carry out the said activity.

(2) Any person operating or managing or intending to operate or manage a pet grooming establishment shall apply to be registered with the Director before the carrying out of the activity:

Provided that any person who is already operating a pet grooming establishment before the coming into force of these regulations shall, within two (2) months from the date of publication of these regulations, apply with the Director to be registered.

(3) The Director may publish an updated list of all the registered pet grooming establishments on the relevant website.

(4) Applications for the registration of a pet grooming establishment shall be submitted to the Director on the prescribed form and shall include:

(a) the applicant’s details;

(b) the pet grooming establishment’s details;

(c) the species of animals to be groomed in the pet grooming establishment;

(d) the details of the veterinary surgeon and, or professional responsible for drawing up and implementing the animal health control programme of the pet grooming establishment registered with the Veterinary Surgeons’ Council;

(e) the pet animals’ details;

(f) the premises’ details: Provided that the Director may, at any time, require from the applicant any other relevant information or additional document which is deemed necessary for the purposes of these regulations.

(5) The registration of pet grooming establishments shall be renewed every year from date of approval or from date of renewal.

(6) A pet grooming establishment shall have an appropriate animal health control programme designed and implemented under the responsibility of a professional registered with the Veterinary Surgeons’ Council and the said programme shall be designed and implemented in accordance with the law as in force from time to time.

(7) The Director shall conduct an inspection of the intended pet grooming establishment before accepting a registration so as to determine whether or not the conditions of these regulations are being complied with:

Provided that upon any renewal of the registration, the Director may also conduct an inspection to ensure that the person operating a pet grooming establishment is in compliance with these regulations.

(8) If these conditions are satisfied, the Director shall register or renew the registration for the activity:

Provided that in the event that the registration or the renewal is declined, the Director shall stipulate corrective measures as necessary and he may suspend or prohibit the commencement or continuation of the use of the pet grooming establishment and thereby remove the said establishment from the register.

(9) The registration document, or a copy thereof, shall be displayed in a prominent position in the pet grooming establishment.

(10) Any alterations to the layout of the pet grooming establishment as accepted upon registration shall be declared to the Director before these alterations take place and the Director shall determine whether these alterations are acceptable or otherwise after an inspection is carried out:

Provided that if the alterations are accepted, the existing registration document may be modified.

(11) Any person operating a pet grooming establishment who does not comply with the conditions of the registration applied for may have his registration suspended or revoked.

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