PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 7 Codes of Practice

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 7

S. 7(1) amended by No. 11/2000 s. 4(2).

    (1)     The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make, vary or revoke Codes of Practice—

        (a)     specifying procedures for the keeping, treatment, handling, transportation, sale, killing, hunting, shooting, catching, trapping, netting, marking, care, use, husbandry or management of any animal or class of animals; or

S. 7(1)(b) substituted by No. 103/2003 s. 33.

        (b)     about the premises, facilities, equipment or conditions at any premises to which licences granted under Part 3 apply; or

S. 7(1)(c) inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 33.

        (c)     the constitution, procedures and processes of animal ethics committees.

    (2)     A Code of Practice may apply, adopt or incorporate (with or without modification) any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method issued, formulated, prescribed, adopted or published by any authority or body as issued, formulated, prescribed, adopted or published at the time the Code is made or at any time before then.

S. 7(3) amended by No. 11/2000 s. 4(3), repealed by No. 60/2012 s. 32(1).

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S. 7(4) repealed by No. 60/2012 s. 32(1).

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    (5)     A Code of Practice or a variation or revocation of a Code of Practice takes effect on the date of its publication in the Government Gazette or such later date as is specified in the Code, variation or revocation.

S. 7(5A) inserted by No. 60/2012 s. 32(2).

    (5A)     The power to make, vary or revoke a Code of Practice under subsection (1) is subject to the Code of Practice or the variation or revocation of a Code of Practice being disallowed by either House of the Parliament.

    (6)     If any Code of Practice applies, adopts or incorporates matter under subsection (2) or a variation of a Code of Practice varies a Code so as to apply, adopt or incorporate such matter in the Code—

        (a)     that Code or variation must specify a place at which copies of that matter may be obtained; and

        (b)     the Minister must lay or cause to be laid a copy of that matter before the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly as soon as is practicable after the Code or variation is published in the Government Gazette.

Part 2—Protection of animals

Division 1—Cruelty

S. 8 amended by No. 103/2003 s. 34 (ILA s. 39B(1)).