Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Prevention of Spread of Disease
39. Rabies-infected areas
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister may at any time as a precaution against rabies, by order published in the Gazette, declare Brunei Darussalam or any part thereof to be a rabies-infected area.
No person shall take any animal out of a rabies-infected area or out of Brunei Darussalam when any part thereof is a rabies-infected area, except in accordance with a written permit issued by an authorised officer.
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;
The owner or person in charge of any animal within a rabies-infected area shall cause the animal to be kept under effective control —
owner
“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;
by confining it within an enclosed area from which it would be impossible for the animal to escape;
by tying it up securely; or
by leading it with a chain or lead of strong cord or leather properly secured to a collar or harness worn by the animal.
If the authorised officer is satisfied that any animal or class of animals, whether by reason of prophylactic treatment or otherwise, is immune from infection by rabies, he may exempt that animal or class of animals from the requirements of subsection (3), subject to such conditions as he may impose.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
Any animal found within a rabies-infected area which is not under effective control under subsection (3) may be destroyed by any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the authorised officer.
Any person authorised under subsection (5) —
may enter any land, building or premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of that subsection;
shall not enter into any dwelling-house for that purpose specified under that subsection, except during the hours of daylight;
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shall, if required, produce and show his written authority to the owner, occupier or person for the time being in charge of the land, building or premises.
Any person who acts in contravention of subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (3) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year 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);
building
Defined · s 2“building” includes any house, hut, shed, tent, stable or enclosure, whether roofed or not, used for sheltering or confining any animal and any pen, cage, wall, gate, pillar, post, paling, frame, boarding, fence, platform, roadway, path, steps, staging, slip, wharf, dock, piles, jetty, landing stage or bridge, or any structure connected with the foregoing;
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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