Brands Act Amendment Act 1975 (Qld)

522 ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 46 of 1975 An Act to amend the BrandsAct 1915-1974 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 9TH OCTOBER, 1975] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the Brands Act Amendment Act 1975. (2) The Brands Act 1915-1974 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Brands Act1915-1975. 2. Amendment of s. 3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by, in the definition " Distinctive Brand ", inserting after the word " cheek " the words " or twist ". 3. AnwedwAst of s . 6. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection:- " (7) The registrar shall, as soon as possible after 31 December in every fourth year, cause to be compiled. and published a Brands Directory containing. all the horse and cattle brands and cattle earmarks registered up to that date, -and shall cause copies of

Brands Act Amendment Act 1975, No. 46 523 the directory to be transmitted to such keepers of public pounds, inspectors and clerks of the court in the State as the Minister approves as soon as possible after publication.". 4. Amendment of s. 7. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3). 5. Amendment of s. 9. Section 9 of the Principal Act is auended by, in subsection (3), inserting after the word " cheek " the words " or twist ". 6. Amendment of s. 10. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:- " (4) The registrar shall, as soon as possible after 31 December in every fourth year, cause to be compiled and published a Sheep Brands and Earmarks Directory containing all the sheep brands and sheep earmarks registered up to that date, and shall cause copies of the directory to be transmitted to such keepers of public pounds, inspectors and clerks of the court in the State as the Minister approves as soon as possible after publication.". 7. Amendment of s. 29 . Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subparagraph (3) the following subparagraph:- (3A) The branding, on a prescribed portion, of stock that have been tested for a prescribed disease with a brand of such design as is prescribed for that disease; ".