Malaysia legislation
Section 86
Section 86
Power to make rules
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1) the Minister may by rules make provision for—
(a)
placing vessels carrying animals, birds or carcasses in quarantine;
(b)
regulating the landing of animals, birds or carcasses from vessels;
(c)
(Deleted by Act A1452);
(d)
prescribing the examination of animals or birds on importation, the tests to be applied, and the measures to be taken;
(e)
(Deleted by Act A1452);
(ea) regulating or controlling any abbatoirs and slaughter-houses;
(eb) regulating and licensing of hatcheries, breeding farms, artificial insemination centres and service, poultry processing plants, meat packing and canning plants, meat
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storage plants and other facilities for livestock and poultry breeding and improvement;
(f)
the cleansing or disinfection of buildings, sheds, places or conveyances in which diseased animals or birds have been kept or carried;
(g)
the cleansing or disinfection of markets, sale yards, railway premises and railway vans or trucks wherein any animals or birds have been kept or carried;
(h)
the disinfection of contacts or animals or birds which have been in an infected area;
(i)
the disinfection of persons and the clothing of persons who have been in contact with or employed about diseased or suspected animals, birds or carcasses or contacts;
(j)
the seizure, disinfection and, if expedient, the destruction, with or without compensation, of carcass, litter, fodder or other articles which have been in contact with any diseased animal, bird, or carcass or which are reasonably suspected of being a vehicle for spreading disease;
(k)
the conditions and regulations under and in accordance with which dogs may be kept and the circumstances in which they may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, and the manner in which licensing may be effected;
(ka) regulating the licensing, control, supervision and inspection of places in which animals or birds are or may be kept in captivity for sale, export or exhibition, recreation or sports, research or scientific experiments and such rules may—
(i)
prescribe the conditions subject to which animals or birds may be so kept;
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(ii)
specify the authorities by which such licences may be granted; and
(iii)
prescribe the circumstances in which such licences may be revoked or suspended;
(l)
the payment of fees for anything to be done under this
Act and fixing the amount of such fees;
(m)
(Deleted by Act A1452).
(3)
Rules made under this section may prescribe any act or omission in contravention of the rules to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit, and in the case of a continuing offence, may prescribe a further fine of five hundred ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Repeal