Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 3
9. Examination of imported animals
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who has imported any animal shall, if so directed by the Director or an authorised officer, immediately upon the arrival of the animal in Brunei Darussalam, arrange for the animal to be examined by an authorised examiner.
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;
For the purpose of carrying out the examination of any animal under subsection (1), an authorised examiner may detain the animal at a quarantine station or such other place as may be approved by the Director or an authorised officer until the completion of the examination.
authorised examiner
“authorised examiner” means any person who has been designated as such under section 3(3) and includes an authorised officer;
If any animal, upon being examined by an authorised examiner under subsection (1), is certified by the authorised examiner to be suffering from —
any disease or injury which, in the opinion of the authorised examiner, cannot be treated or relieved; or
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any disease which is likely to spread unless the animal is destroyed, the person who imported the animal shall, at his own expense, cause that animal to be destroyed at once and the carcase thereof to be disposed of in such manner as the Director or an authorised officer may specify.
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (3) 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 examiner
Defined · s 2“authorised examiner” means any person who has been designated as such under section 3(3) and includes an authorised officer;
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;
disease
Defined · s 2“disease” includes any animal disease that is infectious or contagious amongst animals and includes any other disease which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare to be a disease for the purpose of this Act;
quarantine
Defined · s 2“quarantine” means the compulsory detention in isolation of any animal or thing;
quarantine station
Defined · s 2“quarantine station” means any building or place where quarantine is carried out, and includes an examination station or hulk;
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Control of Livestock
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Search, Seizure and Arrest
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Licensing of Veterinary Centre, Veterinary Biologics and Keeping, Breeding Etc. of Animal
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Offences and Penalties
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