Cat Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2013 (WA)

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LG302*

Cat Act 2011

Cat Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2013

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Cat Amendment Regulations
(No. 2) 2013.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette (gazettal day);

(b) regulation 5 — on the day the Cat Regulations 2012

regulation 10 comes into operation;

(c) the rest of the regulations — on the day after gazettal

day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Cat Regulations 2012.

4.             Regulation 5 amended

In regulation 5(1):

(a) in paragraph (a) delete “scheme, published 29 June 2001;” and insert:

scheme, as amended from time to time;

(b) in paragraph (b) delete “methods, published 7 June 2001.” and insert:

methods, as amended from time to time.

5.             Regulation 10 amended

(1)	At the beginning of regulation 10 insert:
(1) In this regulation —

exhibited means exhibited for show purposes at a cat

show held by —

(a) the Cat Owners’ Association of Western

Australia; or

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(b)	the Feline Control Council of Western Australia; or
(c)	Australian National Cats Inc.; or
(d)	a body that is affiliated with a body mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(2)	In regulation 10 delete “The owner” and insert:
(2) The owner

6.             Regulation 11 amended

(1)	Delete regulation 11(1) and insert:
(1) An application for the grant or renewal of the

registration of a cat under section 8 of the Act must —

(a)	be made by supplying the details required in Form 1 Parts A, B, D, F and G to the local government; and
(b)	be accompanied by the application fee payable under Schedule 3.

(2)	In regulation 11(2) after “required” insert:
under subregulation (1)(a)
Note:  The heading to amended regulation 11 should read:

Application for registration (s. 8(2))

7.             Regulation 12 amended

Delete regulation 12(2) and insert:

(2) Registration of a cat —

(a) has effect from the period specified in the

registration certificate until —

(i)      in the case of registration for one

year — the next 31 October, unless

cancelled sooner; or

(ii)      in the case of registration for 3 years —

31 October in the final year of that period, unless cancelled sooner; or

(iii)      in the case of registration for the life of

the cat — the death of the cat, unless

cancelled sooner;

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and

(b)

may be renewed to take effect as from period of 21 days.

8.             Regulation 21 replaced

Delete regulation 21 and insert:

21.           Application for approval to breed cats (s. 36(2))

An application for the grant or renewal of approval to

breed cats under section 36 of the Act must —

(a)	be made by supplying the details required in Form 1 Parts A, B, E, F and G to the local government; and
(b)	be accompanied by the application fee payable under Schedule 3.

9.             Schedule 3 inserted

After Schedule 2 insert:

Schedule 3 — Fees

[r. 11 and 21]

1.              Fees payable

(1)	In this clause —
pensioner means an eligible pensioner as defined in the
Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992
section 3(1).
(2)	The fees specified in the Table are payable for the matters set out in the Table.
(3)	Despite subclause (2), if the owner of a cat is a pensioner, the fee payable for an application for the grant or renewal of the registration of the cat is 50% of the fee that would otherwise be payable under subclause (2).

Item Description of fee Fee

1.           Fee for application for grant or renewal of the

registration of a cat for one year —

(a) if application is for grant of registration and is

made after 31 May for registration until the next

31 October ............................................................................. $10.00

(b) otherwise ................................................................................ $20.00

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Item Description of fee Fee

2.           Fee for application for grant or renewal of the

registration of a cat for 3 years ......................................................... $42.50

3.           Fee for application for grant or renewal of the

registration of a cat for life ................................................................ $100.00

4.           Fee for application for grant or renewal of approval to

breed cats .......................................................................................... $100.00

per
breeding
cat (male

or

female)

By Command of the Governor,

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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