Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996

i Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 52/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Principal Regulations 2 4. Substitution of regulation 7 2 7. Identification certificates 2 5. New regulation 11B inserted 2 11B. Prescribed scientific procedure 2 6. New Schedule 2A inserted 3 ═══════════════ NOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 52/1996 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 25 June 1996 Responsible Minister: PATRICK McNAMARA Minister for Agriculture and Resources A. WILTSHIRE Acting Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are— (a) to prescribe identification certificates for specialist inspectors appointed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986; and (b) to exclude from the definition of "scientific procedure" in section 25 of that Act scientific procedures carried out on live fish or live crustaceans. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 19, 25 and 42 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 52/1996 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996 2 3. Principal Regulations In these Regulations the 1 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1986 are called the Principal Regulations. 4. Substitution of regulation 7 For regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "7. Identification certificates (1) An identification certificate issued to an inspector under section 19(1) of the Act must be in the form of Schedule 2. (2) An identification certificate issued to a specialist inspector under section 19(2) of the Act must be in the form of Schedule 2A.". 5. New regulation 11B inserted After the heading to Part 3 of the Principal Regulations insert— "11B. Prescribed scientific procedure For the purposes of paragraph (j) of the definition of "scientific procedure" in section 25 of the Act, a scientific procedure carried out on or in connection with a live fish or live crustacean is prescribed.". r. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 52/1996 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996 3 6. New Schedule 2A inserted After Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations insert— "SCHEDULE 2A Regulation 7 CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST INSPECTOR The bearer whose signature appears in the margin is a specialist inspector appointed under section 18A of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and is authorised to exercise any powers provided under section 22A of that Act. Expiry date 30/6/ No. Minister". ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 52/1996 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Regulations 1996 4 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 360/1986 as amended by S.R. Nos 79/1988, 439/1988, 58/1989, 163/1992, 89/1993, 185/1994, 171/1995 and 6/1996. -- 5 of 5 --