Saving and transitional provisions — dogs kept as pets
31.—(1)  Despite the revocation of the revoked Rules, every licence issued under the revoked Rules —
(a)which permits the keeping of any dog in any premises (not being a dog farm or a pet shop); and
(b)which is valid immediately before 1 September 2024,
is, unless revoked or cancelled and so far as it is not inconsistent with these Rules —
(c)to continue as if, and is to be treated as, a licence issued under these Rules permitting the keeping of the dog as a pet in the premises;
(d)subject to the terms and conditions specified in that licence; and
(e)to expire on, and be renewable before, the date the licence would have expired if these Rules had not been made.
(2)  Where —
(a)an application for a licence is made under rule 4 of the revoked Rules before 1 September 2024 in respect of a dog that is to be kept as a pet; and
(b)the application is pending on 1 September 2024,
the following applies:
(c)the application is to be treated as an application made in accordance with rule 4 of these Rules in respect of the dog, except that rule 4(4)(b) does not apply to the application; and
(d)if the Director‑General decides to issue a licence to the applicant, the licence is to be issued under rule 4(6)(a), but the Director‑General may fix the start of the licence on a date before 1 September 2024.
(3)  In this rule and rule 32, “dog farm” and “pet shop” have the meanings given by rule 2 of the revoked Rules.