S.L. 439.29 Art. 17Enforcement notice.

(1) The Director shall serve an enforcement notice on any licence holder or a person operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations.

(2) An enforcement notice shall be served on any licence holder or a person operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations, who:

(a) did not meet the licensing conditions and, or is operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations, as the case may be;

(b) is keeping an animal in an inappropriate manner regarding its safety and welfare, and, or the safety and welfare of the general public;

(c) is keeping an animal in an enclosure which fails to fulfil the requirements imposed on the licence holder by these regulations;

(d) has otherwise breached these regulations, any other applicable laws or regulations or any condition imposed upon him:

Provided that in the event that the enforcement notice cannot be served for any reason on the licence holder or the person operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations, the said enforcement notice shall be affixed in a place visible to the public at the zoo or the site which is being operated as a zoo and which is not licensed in accordance with these regulations.

(3) An enforcement notice shall require accordingly the licence holder or a person operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations, as the case may be, to:

(a) conform with these regulations or any other laws or regulations within a period which the Director may establish;

(b) conform with any condition imposed upon him by the Director within a period which the Director may establish;

(c) carry out such works or take such steps as the Director may deem necessary and appropriate to remedy or prevent the continuation or repetition of any breach to which the enforcement relates, within a period which the Director may establish, or;

(d) relinquish his authorisation as a licence holder in terms of these regulations.

(4) An enforcement notice shall:

(a) state the period of time within which the licence holder is to comply with the order contained therein;

(b) inform the licence holder or the person operating a site as a zoo not licensed in accordance with these regulations of the right of appeal under these regulations:

Provided that the period of time within which the licence holder is to comply with an order contained in an enforcement notice shall be reasonable, depending on the circumstances, but shall never exceed one (1) year.

(5) The Director may at any time:

(a) withdraw the enforcement notice;

(b) extend the period for compliance with any requirement contained in the enforcement notice;

(c) modify the enforcement notice.