(1) The Authority may
grant approvals to act as a stock agent for the purposes of these regulations.
(2) Applications for
approval must be made in writing to the Authority and be accompanied by the
fee payable under regulation 34A(1), (3) or (4), as the case requires.
(3) The Authority may
grant approvals subject to any conditions or restrictions the Authority thinks
fit.
(4) An approval
granted to a firm or company extends to any member or employee of the firm or
company who is an auctioneer as defined in the Auction Sales Act 1973
section 4 and who holds a general licence granted under that Act.
(5) An approval to act
as a stock agent that was granted by the Authority under these regulations and
in force immediately before the day on which the Western Australian Meat
Industry Authority Amendment Regulations 2011 regulation 8 comes
into operation —
(a)
continues in force on and after that date as if it were granted under
subregulation (1); and
(b)
unless sooner withdrawn, continues in force until the close of
30 June 2012.
(6) An approval to
which subregulation (5) applies may be renewed under regulation 29.
[Regulation 27 inserted: Gazette
6 Dec 2011 p. 5159‑60.]