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Animals Protection Amendment Act 1993 (Act No. 19 of 1993).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Animals Protection Act 1960.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The amendment concerns the power to disqualify persons convicted of cruelty to animals. A Court that: (a) Convicts a person of an offence against section 4 of this Act or subsection (3) of this section; or (b) Convicts of an offence against section 3 of this Act a person who has previously been convicted of an offence against that section or section 4 of this Act, may, in addition to or substitution for any other penalty, disqualify the person, for any period it thinks fit, from having custody or control of, or exercising authority in respect of, the animal, or any animal or animals of a particular kind or description.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Animals Protection Act 1960.

Legislation | New Zealand | 1960 (1980)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX