PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 139).
PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND Birds) (AmenDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1962.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals Chation and Birds) (Amendment) Regulations, 1962 and shall come into opera- tion on the Ist'day of October, 1962.
1. Regulation 4 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Regula- Lions (bereinafter referred to as the principal regulations) is revoked and replaced by the following-
"Landing of domaly
and com- Kosacement.
Revocation and replace-
ment of regulation 4. (Vol. X.
4. (1) Except under and in accordance with a special pos permit-
(a) no animal, other than cattle or an animal that was taken on board such vessel in the Colony and remained on board the vessel until landed there- from in the Colony, shall be landed from any vessel before six o'clock in the forenoon or after six o'clock in the afternoon;
(6) no cattle shall be landed from any vessel at any
time.
(2) Where the Senior Veterinary Officer is of opinion that any animal or any class or description of animals is or may be dangerous, he may, notwithstanding that a special permit has been issued for the purposes of paragraph (1), direct that such animal or the animals comprised in such class or description of animals, as the case may be, shall not be landed from any vessel or brought into the Colony by land, as the case may be, until he is satisfied that the arrangements for the reception in the Colony of such animal or animals are such as to preclude, so far as practicable, risk of injury to persons or property.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any animal im- ported into the Colony direct from China.".