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to the various classes of animals included in the Act.
It occurs to their Lordships that it might be useful to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong if their attention were called to the definition of the term "Animals" in section 5 of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1878, that being the General Act of Parliament providing for the contagious and infectious diseases of animals in the United Kingdom. This term is made to include cattle, sheep, and goats, and all other ruminating animals, and swine.
Sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Ordinance enables the Governor in Council to make bye-laws for prohibiting the importation or landing of cattle, sheep, "and swine" as therein mentioned. Their Lordships think that this provision might perhaps be usefully extended to goats and in fact to all ruminating animals as they are liable to be affected with disease, and it is suggested that the limitation of the power given in sub-section 2 of section 2 is open to similar objection so far as that power is limited to cattle, sheep, and swine.
The words "importation or landing" which are used would appear to imply importation by sea only, whereas words such as "introduction into the colony by land or by water," it is submitted, would make it clear that the power to make bye-laws extends to either mode of introduction.
As regards Schedule A. Cattle Disease Bye-laws - the same objection appears to apply to the use of the words "cattle, sheep, or swine" in bye-law 1(2). This paragraph provides for the declaring by the Sanitary Board of infected places and the limiting of this power to the animals named would appear to be fraught with danger, especially as regards
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to the various classes of animals included in the Act.
It occurs to their hoodships that it might be useful to the Regislative Council of Stong long if their attention were called to the definition of the team "Animals" in section 5 of the contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1848 that being the General Act of Parliament providing for the contagious and infections discases of animals in the United Kingdom. This term is made to include cattle, sheep, and goats, and all other ruminating
animals, and swine.
Sub-section (1) of section 2 of the
Ordinance enables the Governor in Council to make bye- laws for prohibiting the importation or landing of cattle, sheep, "and swine" as
therein mentioned. Their hordships think that this provision might perhaps be usefully extended. to goats and in fact to all ruminating
animals
animals as they are liable to be affected with disease, and it is
sirggested that the limitation of the power given in sub-section 2 of section 2 wopen to similar objection so far as that pover is limited to cattle, sheep, and swine. - The words "importation or landing which are used would appear to imply importation by sea only whereas words such as "introduction into the colony by
land or by water," it,
submitted, would make it clear that the power to make bye. laws extends to either mode of introduction.
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bye-law 1.12.
As regards Schedule A. Cattle Dinners. Bye. laws - the same
objection appear to apply to the
use of the words "cattle, sheep, or carne" in bye-law This paragraph provides for the declaring by the Canitary Board. f infected places and the limiting of this power to the animalo named would appear to be fraught with danger expecially as
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