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Animal Welfare Act

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: PROMOTION OF ANIMAL WELFARE
  4. 3 Offences of cruelty to animals
  5. 4 Authorised officer
  6. 5 Power of entry and search
  7. 6 Protection order
  8. 7 Apprehension of offenders
  9. PART III: EXPERIMENTS
  10. 8 Experiment on animal
  11. 9 Restrictions on experiment
  12. 10 Records, inspections and returns
  13. 11 Offences under Part III
  14. PART IV: THE SOCIETY
  15. 12 The Society
  16. 13 Objects and functions of Society
  17. 14 Membership of Society
  18. 15 The Council
  19. 16 Meetings of Council
  20. 17 Powers of Council
  21. 18 Director of Society
  22. 19 Officers of Society
  23. 20 Powers of Minister
  24. 21 Funds of Society
  25. 22 Donations and exemptions
  26. 23 Estimates
  27. 24 Annual report
  28. 25 Execution of documents
  29. 26 Legal proceedings
  30. 27 Confidentiality
  31. 28 Winding up
  32. 29 Affiliation
  33. 30 Rules
  34. PART V: CONTROL OF DOGS
  35. 31 Registration of dogs and other domestic pets
  36. 32 Obligations of dog owners
  37. 33 Dogs attacking, chasing or rushing at persons, domestic animals or vehicles
  38. 34 Inciting or urging dog to attack
  39. 35 Protected wildlife
  40. 36 Breeding and connected matters
  41. 37 Dog shows and pedigree certificates
  42. 38 Importation of dogs
  43. 39 Notice to comply
  44. 40 Power to request information
  45. 41 Stray dogs
  46. PART VA: BREEDING OF ANIMALS FOR PURPOSE OF COMPETITION, PRODUCTION OF PURE-BRED
  47. 41A Application of Part VA inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  48. 41B Application for Animal Breeder Permit inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  49. 41C Renewal of Animal Breeder Permit inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  50. 41D Disposal of animal inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  51. 41E Suspension or revocation inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  52. 41F Offence under Part VA inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  53. PART VB: TRAINING OF ANIMALS FOR PURPOSE OF COMPETITION OR LEISURE
  54. 41G Application of Part VB inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  55. 41H Animal Trainer Permit inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  56. 41J Renewal of Animal Trainer Permit inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  57. 41K Suspension or revocation inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  58. 41L Offence under Part VB inserted by Act No 15 of 2022
  59. PART VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  60. 42 Powers of Court
  61. 43 Euthanasia of animal
  62. 44 Protection from liability
  63. 45 Regulations
  64. THIRD SCHEDULE
  65. 1 Nomination of members for election
  66. 2 Vote by ballot
  67. 3 Proxy
  68. 4 Election of members