(1) The Secretary may cancel or suspend the registration of a registered
breeder if, after allowing the registered breeder an opportunity to make
submissions in respect of the matter, the Secretary is satisfied –
(a) that the registered breeder has contravened this Act; or
(b) that the
registered breeder has contravened a condition to which the registration is
subject; or
(c) that the premises used for breeding are creating a nuisance;
or
(d) that it is in the public interest that the registration be cancelled or
suspended; or
(e) of any other prescribed matter.
(2) Before cancelling
or suspending a registration under subsection (1) , the Secretary is to
give the registered breeder written notice that –
(a) the Secretary
is considering cancelling or suspending the registration; and
(b) the
registered breeder may, within the period specified in the notice, make
written submissions to the Secretary as to why the registration should not be
cancelled or suspended.
(3) If, after due consideration of any
submissions received under subsection (2)(b) , a registration is
cancelled or suspended under this section, the Secretary is to notify the
affected registered breeder of –
(a) the cancellation or suspension;
and
(b) if the registration is cancelled, the day on which the cancellation
takes effect; and
(c) if the registration is suspended, the day on which the
suspension takes effect and the period of suspension; and
(d) the reasons for
the cancellation or suspension.
(4) If a registration is cancelled or
suspended under this section and the affected registered breeder is a member
of a cat organisation specified in a notice under section 30(1) , the
Secretary is to notify the cat organisation of the cancellation or suspension.
(5) If a registration is cancelled under this section, the Secretary is
to publish in the Gazette –
(a) the name of the affected registered
breeder; and
