Licence summary
If you exhibit, use or train performing animals, in the City of London, you must be registered with us.
Applications must contain details about the animals and the performances they are to take part in. Applications may be subject to a fee.
Eligibility Criteria
No provision in legislation
Regulation Summary
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence
Application Evaluation Process
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period
OR
No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.
Apply online
Apply for a certificate or registration for exhibition or training of performing animals
Tell us about a change to your certificate or registration for exhibition or training of performing animals
Other Redress
A police officer or officer of the local authority may make a complaint to the local magistrates' court if they feel that animals have been subject to cruelty.
Trade Associations
The International Marine Animal Trainers' Association
The Association of Circus Proprietors of Great Britain