Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Search, Seizure and Arrest
45. Seizure of animal, carcases or articles
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
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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;
relating to importation or exportation has been or is being committed, the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer may —
officer of customs
“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006;
seize any animal, carcase or article, the subject matter of such an offence; and
remove that animal, carcase or article to any compound, enclosure or other place selected by the authorised officer and detain it therein.
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.
carcase
“carcase” means the dead body of an animal and includes any part thereof and the meat, bones (whether whole, broken or ground), offal, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, hoof, horns or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise or any portion thereof;
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.
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;
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);
carcase
Defined · s 2“carcase” means the dead body of an animal and includes any part thereof and the meat, bones (whether whole, broken or ground), offal, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, hoof, horns or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise or any portion thereof;
officer of customs
Defined · s 2“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006;
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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