Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BRANDS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      [Repealed]
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Reference to kinds of stock
   6.      [Repealed]
   7.      Provision as to existing registered brands

   PART II - OFFICERS

   8.      Registrar of Brands
   9.      Appointment of officers
   9A.     Identity cards
   10.     [Repealed]
   11.     Powers of entry
   12.     Power to seize stock, &c., in respect of which an offence is committed
   13.     Duty of owner to assist in inspection

   PART III - REGISTRATION OF BRANDS

   14.     Application to register brand
   15.     Power to refuse registration
   16.     Registers of Brands
   17.     Registration of brands
   17A.    Brands to be registered only for use on specified places or runs
   18.     Certificate of registration
   19.     Registered owner of brand
   20.     Transfer of registered brand
   21.     Refusal to register transfer
   21A.    Notification of address, &c.
   22.     Cancellation of registration
   22A.    Cancellation of registration of brand for similarity
   23.     Delivery of certificate on cancellation
   24.     Appeal from Registrar
   25.     Cancellation when given effect to
   26.     Pound brands
   26A.    Brand to indicate tests upon stock
   27.     - 28. [Repealed]
   29.     Evidence
   29A.    Brand prima facie proof of ownership
   30.     [Repealed]

   PART IV - OFFENCES

   31.     [Repealed]
   32.     False statement, &c., to Registrar
   33.     [Repealed]
   34.     Destruction, &c., of Register, &c.
   35.     Only registered owners to use brands
   36.     Registered brands only to be used
   36A.    Registered brand to be used only on run in respect of which issued
   37.     Compliance with regulations
   38.     Branding stock not own property
   39.     Blotching, &c., brands, &c.
   40.     Blotching or defacing brands on hides or skins, &c.
   41.     Possession of stock or hides bearing blotched, &c., brands
   42.     Forfeitures
   42A.    Delivery of unbranded cattle
   42AA.   Unbranded animals among travelling stock
   42B.    Sale, &c., of cattle
   43.     Penalty for ear-cropping sheep and swine
   44.     Stock not to be marked by straight cut off the ear or cropped
   44A.    Method of ear marking stock
   45.     - 50. [Part V] [Repealed]

   PART VI - MISCELLANEOUS

   51.     [Repealed]
   52.     Proceedings within 12 months
   53.     - 54. [Repealed]
   55.     Possession prima facie evidence of blotching
   56.     [Repealed]
   56A.    Provision of returns and statistics
   57.     Proceedings for forfeiture
   58.     Effect of official brand or mark
   58A.    Regulatory offences
   58B.    Infringement offences and notices
   59.     Regulations
           THE SCHEDULE