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Cattle Cleansing Act (Cap. 248).

Pays/Territoire
Zambie
Type du document
Législation
Date
1930 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of Zambia, Revised Edition 2006, Chapter 248.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the cleansing of cattle; to provide for application to declared areas and in the event of a serious outbreak of disease; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Santé des animaux Parasites/maladies Désinfection Inspection Transport/dépôt Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances
Résumé

The Minister may, upon a serious outbreak of disease affecting cattle as defined by section two of the Stock Diseases Act, by Statutory Notice or at the request of owners of land of an area affected by disease declare an area to be an area to which the provisions of this Act applies (“Declared Area”). The request of owners shall be made in the form of a petition to which objections may be raised by other owners in the same area. From and after the date upon which this Act comes into operation within any declared area, all owners of cattle within such area shall clean (defined in section 2) their cattle at such intervals as may be prescribed. Remaining provisions of this Act deal with: powers of inspectors and penalty for hindering in execution of duties (sect. 9), penalty on failure to clean cattle at prescribed intervals (sect. 10), temporary exemption by Director of Veterinary Services (sect. 11), facilities to be provided by owners in respect of cattle (sect. 12), Government may act on behalf of absentee owners (sect. 13), prescribed standard for Tick destroying agent (sect. 14), certificate of analyst as evidence (sect. 15), prohibition on movement of cattle into declared area without permit (sect. 16), regulation making powers of the Minister (sect. 17), general penalty (sect. 18).

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

Cattle Cleansing (Repeal) Act, 2010.

Législation | Zambie | 2010

Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Parasites/maladies, Désinfection, Inspection, Transport/dépôt, Infractions/sanctions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX