Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · s 45

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45.
Seizure of animal, carcases or articles
(1) Where any authorised officer or police officer has reason to believe that any offence against this Act has been or is being committed or where any officer of customs has reason to believe that an offence against this Act

Animal (Diseases and Quarantine)

relating to importation or exportation has been or is being committed, the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer may —
(a) seize any animal, carcase or article, the subject matter of such an offence; and
(b) remove that animal, carcase or article to any compound, enclosure or other place selected by the authorised officer and detain it therein.
(2) Where any animal, carcase or article has been seized and detained under subsection (1), the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer shall report the same to a Magistrate and the Magistrate may make such order for the further detention or release of the animal, carcase or article as he may think fit.
(3) The owner of the animal, carcase or article shall pay such sum as the Magistrate may consider reasonable to cover the expenses connected with its removal to a place of detention and unless that sum is paid within a specified time the animal, bird, carcase or article shall be forfeited.

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s 45Seizure of animal, carcases or articles

(1)

Where any authorised officer or police officer has reason to believe that any offence against this Act has been or is being committed or where any officer of customs has reason to believe that an offence against this Act

Animal (Diseases and Quarantine)

relating to importation or exportation has been or is being committed, the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer may —

(a)

seize any animal, carcase or article, the subject matter of such an offence; and

(b)

remove that animal, carcase or article to any compound, enclosure or other place selected by the authorised officer and detain it therein.

(2)

Where any animal, carcase or article has been seized and detained under subsection (1), the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer shall report the same to a Magistrate and the Magistrate may make such order for the further detention or release of the animal, carcase or article as he may think fit.

(3)

The owner of the animal, carcase or article shall pay such sum as the Magistrate may consider reasonable to cover the expenses connected with its removal to a place of detention and unless that sum is paid within a specified time the animal, bird, carcase or article shall be forfeited.