4AA.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application for the transfer of a licence (whether issued before, on or after 1 September 2020) for a dog (whether or not it is sterilised) may be made by the licensee (called the transferor) to another person (called the transferee) if, as at the date on which the application is made, the dog is not kept for sale in any licensed premises.
[S 670/2024 wef 29/08/2024]
(2) In addition to the condition in paragraph (1), an application to transfer a perpetual licence may only be made if, as at the date on which the application is made, not more than 2 other dogs are kept at the premises at which the dog (the licence of which is to be transferred) is to be kept after the transfer.
(3) An application mentioned in paragraph (1) must be —
(a)
made to the Director-General and in the form and manner required by the Director-General; and
(b)
accompanied by the particulars, information and documents specified by the Director-General.
(4) On receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Director-General may —
(a)
issue a licence to the transferee subject to any condition that the Director-General thinks fit to impose; or
(b)
refuse to approve the application.
(5) Where the Director-General refuses to approve the application to issue a licence under paragraph (4)(b), the Director-General must, if requested to do so by the transferor, state in writing the reasons for his refusal.
(6) A licence issued under paragraph (4)(a) —
(a)
is valid for the remaining validity period of the licence that is transferred; or
(b)
is a perpetual licence if the licence that is transferred is a perpetual licence.