Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Regulations 2011

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 157/2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 1 5 Definition of qualified dog trainer 2 6 15·5–21 cm large leghold traps permitted for trapping wild dogs in certain circumstances 2 7 Amendment to Schedule 6 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2011 S.R. No. 157/2011 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Regulations 2011 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 21 December 2011 Responsible Minister: PETER WALSH Minister for Agriculture and Food Security MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2008 in relation to the use of leghold traps and other matters. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 42 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2012. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 20081 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 157/2011 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Regulations 2011 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Definition of qualified dog trainer In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations in the definition of qualified dog trainer omit "(Feral and Nuisance)". 6 15·5–21 cm large leghold traps permitted for trapping wild dogs in certain circumstances At the end of regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations insert— "(2) Despite subregulation (1)(d), a large leghold trap that is to be set or used for the purposes of trapping wild dogs may have a jaw spread of between 15·5 and 21 centimetres if the trap is set or used by a person who possessed that trap before 1 January 2012. (3) Subregulation (2) applies during the period commencing on 1 January 2012 and ending on 31 December 2014.". 7 Amendment to Schedule 6 In Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations the items relating to regulations 13 to 19(2) are revoked. ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 157/2011 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Regulations 2011 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 162/2008. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --