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Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · s 38

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s 38Special permission

(1)

The Director or an authorised officer may grant, subject to such conditions as he may impose, written permission to the owner of any animal to remove it into or out of any infected area.

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), the written permission may be subject to the condition that —

(a)

the animals, animal product, fitting, persons or conveyance to which the written permission relates is effectively disinfected to the satisfaction of the authorised officer and in a manner specified by the authorised officer, before leaving or being taken out of the infected area;

(b)

any movement of animals, animal products, fodder, fittings, persons or conveyance of a class or description specified in the order declaring the infected area, into or out of an infected area must be made only through a point or points specified in the written permission.

(3)

This section does not apply to dogs and cats.

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