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Section 18: Duties of inspectors, police and sanitary officers

Animal Diseases Act · PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS

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18. Duties of inspectors, police and sanitary officers (1) Inspectors, officers of police and health inspectors shall execute and enforce this Act and any order given under it, and where any person is seen or found committing or is reasonably suspected of being engaged in committing an offence against this Act, he may be arrested without warrant, and if unknown to such an officer, may be caused to be detained until otherwise ordered by the competent Magistrate. (2) Such offenders shall, as soon as possible, be taken before the Magistrate who may examine any animal, vehicle or thing to which the offence or suspected offence relates, and require and cause the same to be taken back forthwith to or into the place or area from which it was unlawfully removed.

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