PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 139).
PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BERDS) (ANIMAL DEALERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1967,
la 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 and Birds) (Animal Dealers) (Amendment) Regulations 1967.
2. Regulation 2 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Dealers) Regulations 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations) is amended by the substitution for the full stop at the end of the definition "animal dealer" of a colon and the addition thereafter of the following proviso--
"Provided that a person shall not be deemed to be an animal dealer by reason only of his selling any animal or birdi kept by him as a pet or any offspring thereof.”.
3. The principal regulations are amended by the addition. after regulation 10. of the following new regulations--
**Animals
and birds
not to be
sold to
children
under twelve
years of age,
Unweaned animals not to be sold,
4.
10A. No person shall sell any animal or bird to any person whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be under the age of twelve years.
108. No person shall sell Ang unweaned animal.".
Regulation 16 of the principal regulations is amended- (a) by the insertion in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3),
after the words “or of regulation”, of the following-
"10A, 10B."; and
(b) by the insertion, after paragraph (5), of the following- "(6) Without prejudice to any other penalty, any court before which a person is convicted of any offence against these regulations may cancel any licence granted to such person under regulation 5 or
Citation
Amendment of regula tion 2.
(OLNA. 123/503)
Addition of new regula- dons 10A and LOB.
Amendment of regula. dog 16.
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