Transfer of licence
5.—(1)  A licensee (called in this Part the transferor) may apply to transfer to another person (called in this Part the transferee) a licence in respect of a cat or dog which permits the keeping of the cat or dog (as the case may be) as a pet.
(2)  An application under paragraph (1) (called in this Part the transfer application) must be —
(a)made to the Director‑General in the form and manner required by the Director‑General; and
(b)accompanied by the particulars, information and documents required by the Director‑General.
(3)  The application must also be accompanied by proof that the transferee has successfully completed the specified course on pet ownership if —
(a)in the case of a transfer application in respect of a cat, the transferee has not, at any time before the application, applied for a licence in respect of a dog under these Rules; or
(b)in the case of a transfer application in respect of a dog —
(i)the transferee has not, at any time before the application, applied for a licence in respect of a cat under these Rules; and
(ii)the transferee —
(A)does not hold at the time of the application; and
(B)has not held at any time before the application,
a licence in respect of any dog issued under the revoked Rules.
(4)  The Director‑General may, before deciding on the transfer application, require the transferee (not being a transferee to which paragraph (3) applies) to —
(a)undergo the specified course on pet ownership in relation to the transfer application (whether or not the transferee has previously completed the course in relation to any previous application under these Rules); and
(b)provide proof (within the time the Director‑General requires) that the transferee has successfully completed the course.
(5)  The Director‑General may —
(a)subject to paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), approve the transfer application by issuing to the transferee a licence permitting the transferee to keep the cat or dog (as the case may be) in the premises and for the duration specified in the licence; or
(b)refuse the application.
(6)  A licence issued to the transferee under paragraph (5)(a) in respect of the cat or dog (as the case may be) is —
(a)where a perpetual licence is held by the transferor in respect of the cat or dog (as the case may be) — a perpetual licence; or
(b)in any other case — valid for the remaining duration of the licence held by the transferor in respect of the cat or dog, as the case may be.
(7)  The issue of a licence under paragraph (5)(a) to the transferee is not subject to the payment of a licence fee, except for the case specified in paragraph (8).
(8)  The issue of a licence under paragraph (5)(a) to the transferee in respect of a cat or dog (X) is subject to the transferee paying the appropriate licence fee to the Director‑General if, at the time of the transfer application —
(a)the transferor is holding a perpetual licence in respect of X; and
(b)the transferee keeps at the premises at which X is to be kept (if the transfer application is successful) —
(i)3 or more cats (without any dog);
(ii)3 or more dogs (without any cat); or
(iii)cats and dogs, the aggregate of which is 3 or more.