Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · s 9

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9.
Examination of imported animals
(1) Any person who has imported any animal shall, if so directed by the Director or an authorised officer, immediately upon the arrival of the animal in Brunei Darussalam, arrange for the animal to be examined by an authorised examiner.
(2) For the purpose of carrying out the examination of any animal under subsection (1), an authorised examiner may detain the animal at a quarantine station or such other place as may be approved by the Director or an authorised officer until the completion of the examination.
(3) If any animal, upon being examined by an authorised examiner under subsection (1), is certified by the authorised examiner to be suffering from —
(a) any disease or injury which, in the opinion of the authorised examiner, cannot be treated or relieved; or

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(b) any disease which is likely to spread unless the animal is destroyed, the person who imported the animal shall, at his own expense, cause that animal to be destroyed at once and the carcase thereof to be disposed of in such manner as the Director or an authorised officer may specify.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (3) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.

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s 9Examination of imported animals

(1)

Any person who has imported any animal shall, if so directed by the Director or an authorised officer, immediately upon the arrival of the animal in Brunei Darussalam, arrange for the animal to be examined by an authorised examiner.

(2)

For the purpose of carrying out the examination of any animal under subsection (1), an authorised examiner may detain the animal at a quarantine station or such other place as may be approved by the Director or an authorised officer until the completion of the examination.

(3)

If any animal, upon being examined by an authorised examiner under subsection (1), is certified by the authorised examiner to be suffering from —

(a)

any disease or injury which, in the opinion of the authorised examiner, cannot be treated or relieved; or

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(b)

any disease which is likely to spread unless the animal is destroyed, the person who imported the animal shall, at his own expense, cause that animal to be destroyed at once and the carcase thereof to be disposed of in such manner as the Director or an authorised officer may specify.

(4)

Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (3) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.