Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00422:reg:2:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00422
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 23/102)
Character Range: 108891–111693

relation to those operations.
Example: For the purposes of paragraph (a), each of the following would be a change in the holder's business structure:
(a) a change in a person who manages or controls export operations covered by the approved arrangement;
(b) if the holder is a partnership—a change in the membership of the partnership.
Note 1: If the holder of the approved arrangement wishes to make any of the variations prescribed by this section, or vary the arrangement to remove or add a kind of prescribed livestock, the holder must apply to the Secretary under subsection 161(1) of the Act to approve the variation. See also section 164 of the Act.
Note 2: The holder of the approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if a variation of the approved arrangement prescribed by this section is implemented and the variation has not been approved by the Secretary under paragraph 161(2)(a) of the Act (see section 163 of the Act).

Division 5—Suspension of approved arrangement

5‑21A  Suspension requested by holder—prescribed circumstances
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 169(2) of the Act, subsections (2) and (3) of this section prescribe the circumstances in which the holder of an approved arrangement may request the Secretary to suspend the approved arrangement or a part of the approved arrangement.
 (2) The holder of the approved arrangement considers that some or all of the exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement will not be carried out for a continuous period of 12 months or more.
 (3) The holder of the approved arrangement does not have personnel with appropriate qualifications or expertise to carry out some or all of the exporter supply chain assurance operations in accordance with the arrangement.

5‑21B  Suspension requested by holder—prescribed information
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 169(4)(e) of the Act, subsections (2) and (3) of this section prescribe information that must be included in a request by the holder of an approved arrangement to suspend the approved arrangement or a part of the approved arrangement.
 (2) A plan for how each entity, in relation to which exporter supply chain assurance operations were carried out in accordance with the approved arrangement, will be transitioned to alternative export operations to assist the entity to ensure the humane treatment and handling of feeder livestock or slaughter livestock that are exported up until, and including, the point of slaughter.
 (3) A written declaration that, at the time the request is made, there are no export operations being carried out at or by any entity, in relation to which exporter supply chain assurance operations were carried out in accordance with the approved arrangement, involving feeder livestock or