S.L. 439.26 Art. 3Registration and licensing of accommodation. 4 [S.L.      S.L. 35.36. 5

(1) A person shall not operate a pet sitting accommodation for the purposes of these regulations without being registered with the Director.

(2) A person shall not operate as a pet boarding accommodation establishment for cats and dogs for the purposes of these regulations without a licence.

(3) A pet sitter shall not operate unless registered with the Director and a pet boarder shall not operate unless licensed by the Director.

Provided that any person who is already operating accommodations before the coming into force of these regulations shall apply with the Director within six (6) months from the date of publication of these regulations.

(4) The Director may publish an updated list of all the registered or licensed accommodations on the relevant portals.

(5) Registration and licensing applications shall be submitted on the prescribed form to the Director and the said form shall include: ACCOMMODATIONS AND PET BOARDING ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CATS AND 439.26 DOGS

(a) the applicant’s details;

(b) the accommodation details;

(c) the details of the veterinary surgeon and, or professional responsible for drawing up and implementing the animal health control programme of the accommodation;

(d) the animals’ details, including the species;

(e) with regard to the licensing of pet boarding accommodation establishments for cats and dogs, the pet boarding accommodation establishment for cats and dogs premises’ details including other relevant permits and, or licenses that would have been obtained in accordance with other relevant regulations:

Provided that the Director may request at any time from the applicant, any other relevant information or additional document, which are deemed necessary for the purposes of these regulations and that any processing of personal data pertaining to natural persons shall be in compliance with the principles of processing of personal data pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/ EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

(6) The accommodations 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 the time.

(7) The Director shall conduct an inspection of the accommodations prior to renewing a registration or issuing a license, to determine whether the conditions of these regulations are in conformity and to establish whether the pet sitter or pet boarder is in compliance with the guidelines as issued by the Director from time to time.

(8) If the said conditions are satisfied and the relevant fees are paid in accordance with the Fees (Pet Sitting Accommodations and

Pet Boarding Accommodation Establishments for Cats and Dogs) Regulations, the Director shall accept or renew a registration or licence for the activity: ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CATS AND

DOGS

Provided that in the event that the registration or licence is not accepted or renewed, the Director shall stipulate corrective measures as necessary and may suspend or prohibit the commencement or continuation of the use of the accommodations.

(9) The registration or licence document, or a copy of the registration or license document shall be displayed in a prominent place in the accommodation.

(10) Any alterations to the layout of the accommodation as accepted upon registration or licensing shall be declared to the Director before the said 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 or licence may be modified accordingly.

(11) The species of animals authorised to be kept in the accommodation shall be specified in the registration or licence document.

(12) Any pet sitter or pet boarder who does not comply with the conditions of their registration or licence, may have the registration or license of the accommodation suspended or revoked.