s 4 Licensing authority
4.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, the authority responsible for the grant, renewal, variation, suspension and revocation of licences and certificates is —(a) except as provided in paragraph (b), the Chief Executive of the Authority; and (b) the Director‑General, Animal Health and Welfare appointed under section 3(1) of the Animals and Birds Act 1965 in respect of any function to be performed under this Act exclusively in relation to veterinary medicinal products and animals.[4/2001; 10/2019] (2) Any function conferred on the licensing authority by this Act may be performed by such officers as the licensing authority may designate, subject to the licensing authority’s general direction and control. (3) Any person to whom a licensing authority refuses to grant, renew or vary a licence or whose licence has been suspended or revoked may appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.