Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 S.R. No. 68/2008 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Identification certificates 2 4 Consequential amendment of Schedule 3—Permit to operate a rodeo 2 5 Consequential amendment of Schedule 5—Permit to operate a rodeo school 2 6 Substitution of Schedule 7 2 Schedule 7—Certificate of Identification as a General Inspector 2 7 Substitution of Schedule 8 3 Schedule 8—Certificate of Identification as a Specialist Inspector 3 8 Substitution of regulation 33 4 33 Transitional provision 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 i -- 1 of 6 -- STATUTORY RULES 2008 S.R. No. 68/2008 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Administrator of the State of Victoria as the Governor's deputy with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations: Dated: 24 June 2008 Responsible Minister: JOE HELPER Minister for Agriculture RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these regulations is— (a) to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 to make further provision for identification certificates for POCTA inspectors; and (b) to make other related amendments to those Regulations. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 42 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. 1 -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2008 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 r. 3 3 Identification certificates In regulation 28(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 19971, for "to an inspector" substitute "to a general inspector". 4 Consequential amendment of Schedule 3—Permit to operate a rodeo In Part A(1) of Schedule 3 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997, for "an inspector within the meaning of section 18 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986" substitute "a POCTA inspector". 5 Consequential amendment of Schedule 5—Permit to operate a rodeo school In Part A(1) of Schedule 5 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997, for "an inspector within the meaning of section 18 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986" substitute "a POCTA inspector". 6 Substitution of Schedule 7 For Schedule 7 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 substitute— "SCHEDULE 7 Regulation 28(1)(a) CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS A GENERAL INSPECTOR The bearer , who is an employee of the , and whose photograph and signature appear on this card, is approved as a general inspector under section 18 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and is authorised to exercise the powers of a general inspector under Part 2A and Part 3A of that Act. 2 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2008 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 r. 7 Expiry Date 30/6/ No. Minister __________________". 7 Substitution of Schedule 8 For Schedule 8 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 substitute— "SCHEDULE 8 Regulation 28(1)(b) CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST INSPECTOR The bearer , who is an employee of the , and whose photograph and signature appear on this card, is a specialist inspector, appointed under section 18A of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and is authorised to exercise the powers of a specialist inspector under Part 2A and Part 3A of that Act. Expiry Date 30/6/ No. Minister __________________". 3 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2008 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 r. 8 8 Substitution of regulation 33 For regulation 33 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 substitute— "33 Transitional provision Despite the commencement of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008, an identification certificate issued to a POCTA inspector under section 19 of the Act and in force immediately before that commencement, that is in the form prescribed in these Regulations as in force immediately before that commencement, is to be taken to be an identification certificate in the prescribed form within the meaning of section 19 of the Act until the date of expiry of the certificate.". ═══════════════ 4 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2008 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 159/1997. Reprint No. 2 as at 23 February 2006. Reprinted to S.R. No. 3/2006 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 58/2006, 143/2006, 144/2007 and 16/2008. 5 -- 6 of 6 --