Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Prevention of Spread of Disease
38. Special permission
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
Without limiting subsection (1), the written permission may be subject to the condition that —
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;
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.
This section does not apply to dogs and cats.
Animal (Diseases and Quarantine)
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;
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);
conveyance
Defined · s 2“conveyance” means any aircraft, vessel or vehicle and includes any other thing used for or is capable of conveying or moving persons, animals or animal materials;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any animal and any person for the time being in occupation of any building;
quarantine
Defined · s 2“quarantine” means the compulsory detention in isolation of any animal or thing;
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