Federal Register of Legislation
NORFOLK ISLAND
Stock Diseases Act 1936
No. 5 of 1936
Compilation No. 1
Compilation date: 29 September 2018
Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015)
NORFOLK ISLAND
Stock Diseases Act 1936
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Powers of Minister 3A. Prohibition of importation of stock from areas in which disease exists 4. Appointment of inspectors 5. Powers of entry 6. Notification of disease 7. Compensation for stock destroyed under instructions from Minister 8. Powers of inspector 9. Infected areas 9A. Cost of treatment 10. Offences 10A. Administration not liable for certain loss or damage 11. Regulations
NORFOLK ISLAND
Stock Diseases Act 1936
An Act relating to diseases in stock.
Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Stock Diseases Act 1936.
Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — "disease" means any disease which the Minister declares to be a disease for the purposes of this Act; "infected area" means any area of land, building or place, declared under and for the purposes of this Act, to be an infected area; "infected stock" means stock which are suffering from any disease or are, or have been, in contact with stock which are suffering from any disease or have been kept, pastured or driven upon land upon which stock suffering from any disease have been kept or pastured during the 3 months prior to the date on which the stock were so kept, pastured or driven; "inspector" means an Inspector of Stock appointed under this Act; "owner" in relation to stock, means the owner of the stock, or any person whether a representative of the owner or not, for the time being having the custody or control, or being in charge of the stock; "stock" means any entire horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly or foal, any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, swine or dog, or any animal or bird declared by the Minister to be stock for the purposes of this Act. (2) A declaration by the Minister under this Act shall be by notice published in the Gazette.
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