Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 3
12. Animals on board ship
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any animal imported or transhipped shall, unless an authorised officer has authorised its landing, at all times while on board the ship in any port, be confined, in an enclosed part of the ship or, in a cage or an enclosure.
animal
“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or bird and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
If any animal dies or is lost from a ship while in the port, the master of the ship shall immediately notify the authorised officer of the death or loss.
port
“port” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act;
The master of any ship, in any case —
master
“master” means the captain of any ship or aircraft and includes any person for the time being in charge of any ship (other than a pilot) or aircraft;
in which any animal imported or transhipped by sea in that ship has, in contravention of subsection (1), not been confined while on board the ship in the port; or
where he fails without reasonable cause to notify the death or loss of any animal while the ship is in the port, 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.
Terms defined in s 2
animal
Defined · s 2“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or bird and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
master
Defined · s 2“master” means the captain of any ship or aircraft and includes any person for the time being in charge of any ship (other than a pilot) or aircraft;
port
Defined · s 2“port” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act;
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