Section 8
Amendment of section 9
of Animals (Amendment) Act 2013
Section 9 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “If any animal, bird or carcass” the words “If any animal, bird or carcass, semen, fodder, litter, dung, or any product of animals or birds or any article or substance”;
(ii)
by inserting after the word “imported” the words
“under section 6 or 6A”;
(iii)
by inserting after the word “carcass” wherever it appears in paragraph (b) the words “, semen, fodder, litter, dung, or any product of animals or birds or any article or substance”;
(iv)
by substituting for the words “a veterinary authority”
the words “an enforcement officer”; and
(v)
by substituting for the words “the veterinary authority” the words “the enforcement officer”;
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by inserting after the word “bird” the words “or carcass, semen, fodder, litter, dung, or any product of animals or birds or any article or substance”;
and
(ii)
by substituting for the words “of the carcass” the word “it”;
(c)
in subsection (3), by inserting after the word “bird” the words “or carcass, semen, fodder, litter, dung, or any product of animals or birds or any article or substance”;
and
(d)
by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(4) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), the destruction and disposal shall be conducted without undue delay in accordance with the procedures prescribed under MAQIS Act.”.
Animals (Amendment)