8.—(1) Except where paragraph (2) applies, a licensee must, before the expiry of a licence issued under rule 5(5)(a) (or treated as issued under these Rules) in respect of a licensed animal, renew the licence by —
(a)
paying to the Director‑General the appropriate licence fee; and
(b)
providing to the Director‑General the particulars, information and documents required by the Director‑General.
(2) If a licensed animal —
(a)
has died or is missing; or
(b)
is no longer being kept by the licensee for any other reason,
the licensee must, within the time specified in the licence conditions, notify the Director‑General.
(3) If paragraph (2)(b) applies in respect of a licensed animal, the licensee must also provide to the Director‑General the particulars of the person who is keeping the licensed animal.
(4) A licence issued under rule 5(5)(a) (or treated as issued under these Rules) in respect of a licensed animal is cancelled —
(a)
where the licensee informs under paragraph (2)(a) that the licensed animal has died or is missing — upon the licensee providing documentary proof of that fact under that provision; or
(b)
where the licensee informs under paragraph (2)(b) that the licensee is no longer keeping the licensed animal for any other reason — when the licensed animal becomes the subject of another licence issued under these Rules.