Section 17: Regulations

17. Regulations (1) The Minister may make regulations for carrying the provisions and purposes of this Act into effect and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following purposes— (a) for prohibiting or admitting subject to such conditions as he thinks fit the importation of animals of any kind or of carcases, eggs, fodder, litter, dung or any articles from any country or place which in his opinion, are likely to be a means of introducing any animal disease from such country or place into Mauritius; (b) within any infected or suspected area— (i) for the branding, isolating, inoculating, disinfecting, treating, testing, dipping, spraying, muzzling, removing or destroying of any animal; (ii) for prohibiting or regulating the movements of animals and persons into, out of or within such infected or suspected area; (iii) for the destruction, disposal, or treatment of any carcase, hide, fodder, litter or dung; (iv) for the cleaning and disinfecting of roads, buildings, yards, railway trucks, vehicles, pens; (v) for the disinfection of the clothes of any person and for restricting or preventing the movements of persons, where any such movements are likely to spread disease, and prescribing the precautions to be taken by any person whose movements are so restricted; (vi) for the disinfection or treatment of any pasture or grazing ground and for the destruction of any grass or hay or other fodder without compensation; (vii) for closing, or controlling abattoirs or pounds; (viii) for regulating applications for compensation and the scale of payment in the case of any animals slaughtered by order, and for ascertaining the value of such animals when necessary; (c) for regulating the introduction into and sale and use in Mauritius of toxins, viruses, vaccines, lymphs, serum and dipping solutions intended for the treatment of stock; (d) for the compulsory dipping of any animals in Mauritius, the construction of dipping tanks and the nature and strength of disinfectants for dipping operations; (e) for prescribing the forms of permits, authorities or other documents required under this Act; [Issue 1] A16 – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (f) for prescribing fees and charges payable to the Ministry responsible for the subject of Agriculture or to any officer for any act to be performed under this Act or regulations made under it; (g) for providing for notifications of death of any animal within Mauritius; and (h) generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Any breach of these regulations shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees and by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.