| Animals and Birds Act |
| Animals and Birds (Licensing of Premises for Pet Shop and Other Purposes) Rules |
| R 2 |
| G.N. No. S 34/2004 |
| REVISED EDITION 2004 |
| (30th September 2004) |
| [27th January 2004] |
| Citation |
| 1. These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Licensing of Premises for Pet Shop and Other Purposes) Rules. [S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024] |
| Definitions |
2. In these Rules —
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| Licence for premises for use as pet shop, etc. |
| Exception to licence for premises |
3A.—(1) An individual may use the individual’s own residential premises for a purpose mentioned in rule 3(1)(d) without a licence issued by the Director-General under rule 4, only if all the conditions mentioned in Part 1 of the First Schedule are met.
[S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024] |
| Application for and issue of licence |
4.—(1) An application for a licence in respect of any premises shall be made to the Director-General in such form or manner as the Director-General may require and shall be accompanied by —
[S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024]
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| Transfer of licence |
| 5. No licensee shall transfer or assign the benefit of his licence to any person without the prior approval of the Director-General. |
| Duties of licensee |
6.—(1) Every licensee shall comply with the conditions subject to which his licence is issued.
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| Power of Director-General to issue directives |
| 7.—(1) The Director-General may, at any time, issue to any licensee such written directives as the Director-General thinks necessary for the purposes of safeguarding the health and welfare of the animals or birds in the premises to which the licence of the licensee relates. [S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024]
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| Power to waive or refund fees |
| 8. The Director-General may, as he thinks fit, waive or refund the whole or any part of the licence fee payable under these Rules. |
| Offence and penalty |
| 9.—(1) Any person who contravenes rule 3(1)(a), (b) or (c), 5 or 6(2) or any directive issued by the Director-General under rule 7(1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. [S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024]
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| 10. [Deleted by S 667/2024 wef 29/08/2024] |