Division 3 — Miscellaneous
Licence conditions
14.—(1)  The Director‑General may issue, renew or vary a licence under these Rules subject to any condition that the Director‑General thinks fit.
(2)  The Director‑General may, at any time, vary, substitute or revoke any existing condition of a licence or impose any new condition.
(3)  A licensee must comply with any condition of the licence.
Licence fees
15.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), the licence fee payable for the issue of a licence, or renewal of a licence issued, under rule 4(6)(a), or rule 5(5)(a) read with rule 5(8), to keep a cat or dog as a pet in any premises is specified in Part 1 of the Second Schedule.
(2)  The licence fee payable during the period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026 (both dates inclusive) for the issue of a licence under rule 4(6)(a), or rule 5(5)(a) read with rule 5(8), to keep a cat as a pet in any premises is specified in Part 2 of the Second Schedule.
(3)  The licence fee payable for the issue of a licence, or renewal of a licence issued, under rule 11(2)(a) to keep any cat or dog, any number of cats or dogs, or any number of cats and dogs, in any licensed breeding premises for the purpose of breeding is specified in Part 3 of the Second Schedule.
(4)  The licence fee payable for the issue of a licence, or renewal of a licence issued, under rule 11(2)(a) to keep any cat or dog, any number of cats or dogs, or any number of cats and dogs, in any licensed premises for the purpose of sale is specified in Part 4 of the Second Schedule.
(5)  The Director‑General may, in any particular case, waive or refund, wholly or in part, any licence fee payable or paid under these Rules.
Change of premises where cats and dogs kept, etc.
16.—(1)  In the case of a licence which permits the keeping of any cat or dog as a pet in any premises, the licensee must not keep the animal, or cause or permit the animal to be kept, in any other premises (except an animal infirmary) for a period longer than the time specified in the licence conditions, without the prior written approval of the Director‑General.
(2)  If the cat or dog mentioned in paragraph (1) is kept in an animal infirmary for a period longer than the time specified in the licence conditions, the licensee must, as soon as it is practicable to do so, inform the Director‑General.
(3)  In the case of a licence which permits the keeping of any cat or dog, any number of cats or dogs, or any number of cats and dogs, in any licensed premises for the purpose of breeding or sale, the licensee must not keep any cat or dog included in the licence in any other licensed premises for the purpose of breeding or sale without the prior written approval of the Director‑General.
(4)  The licensee mentioned in paragraph (1) or (3) must apply, in writing and within the time specified in the licence conditions, to the Director‑General for approval of the change of the premises specified in the licence for the keeping of the cat or dog, as the case may be.
(5)  Where the Director‑General refuses to approve the change of premises under paragraph (4), the Director‑General must, if requested to do so by the licensee, state in writing the reasons for the refusal.
Change of licensee’s address
17.—(1)  A licensee must inform the Director‑General in writing of any change in the licensee’s address as stated in the licence within 28 days after the change.
(2)  Where the licensee’s address stated in the licence is the licensee’s residential address, and the licensee has made a report of the change of his or her residential address under section 10 of the National Registration Act 1965, the licensee is deemed to have complied with paragraph (1) in respect of the change in the licensee’s residential address.
Revocation of licence
18.—(1)  If a licence which permits the keeping of any cat or dog as a pet in any premises, is revoked under section 62 of the Act, the licensee must, within 7 days after the date on which the revocation takes effect —
(a)surrender to the Director‑General the cat or dog to which the licence relates; or
(b)with the prior written approval of the Director‑General, transfer the custody of the cat or dog to another person.
(2)  If a licence which permits the keeping of any cat or dog, any number of cats or dogs, or any number of cats and dogs, in any licensed premises for the purpose of breeding or sale, is revoked under section 62 of the Act, the licensee must, within 7 days after the date on which the revocation takes effect —
(a)surrender to the Director‑General any cat or dog included in the licence; or
(b)with the prior written approval of the Director‑General, transfer the custody of the cat or dog to another person.
(3)  If a licensee fails to comply with paragraph (1) or (2), the Director‑General may impound any cat or dog mentioned in that paragraph and dispose of it in any manner the Director‑General thinks fit.