Cattle Disease Prevention Act of 1861 No 8a (NSW)

No. XI.

An Act to regulate the importation of Cattle for the purpose of prevent ing the introduction of Contagious or Infectious Disorders and to prevent the propagation thereof in the Colony.

[16th April, 1861.]

WH E R E A S p ropaga t ion in t he Colony of p leuro-pneumonia or o ther disease

it is expedient to check t h e in t roduc t ion in to or

a m o n g horned Cat t le Be it therefore enacted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l len t Majesty by and with the advice and consent of t h e Legisla­ t ive Counci l a n d Legislat ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in Par l ia­ m e n t assembled and by the au tho r i t y of t h e same as follows :—

1 . I t shall be lawful for t h e Governor w i th t he advice of t he

Execut ive Counci l by P roc lamat ion to p roh ib i t t h e impor ta t ion or in t roduct ion into t he Colony or in to any por t thereof from any specified place and for any specified t ime of any horned Cat t le and to au thor ize t h e des t ruc t ion of any such Cat t le as m a y be in t roduced con t r a ry to to such prohibi t ion.

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2. I t shall also be lawful for t he Governor wi th t h e l ike advice

by l ike P roc lama t ion to m a k e such regula t ions respect ing any ho rned

Cat t le as m a y be deemed necessary for p reven t ing t he in t roduc t ion or propagat ion of any contagious or infectious disorder whe the r by sub­ mi t t i ng such Cat t le to any specified system of qua ran t ine or by t h e des t ruct ion of any such Cat t le found or suspected to be infected or of any hay s t raw fodder or o ther art icle whereby the re m a y be danger of any infection or contagion being in t roduced or p ropaga ted .

3 . Every such Proc lamat ion as aforesaid shall w i th in fourteen

days after t h e da te thereof be twice publ i shed in t he Gazette and shal l upon such second publ ica t ion b u t not sooner have t h e full force of law A n d every such Proc lamat ion shall be laid before both Houses of Pa r l i amen t for thwith if t h e n s i t t ing and if n o t wi th in four teen days

after t h e commencement of t h e t h e n nex t Session.

4. Al l horned Cat t le impor ted or in t roduced in to t h e Colony

con t ra ry to any such Proc lamat ion	or to any regula t ion established
thereby or t he r eunde r m a y b e seized and shall be forfeited	in l ike m a n n e r

as any con t raband goods l iable to be seized a n d forfeited unde r any law re la t ing to t h e Customs A n d every person concerned in impor t i ng or i n t roduc ing or a t t e m p t i n g to impor t or in t roduce any Cat t le in violat ion of a n y such Proc lamat ion or regula t ion shall for every such offence u p o n convict ion thereof be liable to a fine no t exceeding fifty pounds and n o t less t h a n t e n pounds to be recovered by a n y person su ing for t h e same before two or more Jus t ices of t he Peace in a

s u m m a r y m a n n e r .

5. This A c t shall cont inue in force for t he period of two years

from t h e da te of t he pass ing thereof and shall be styled and m a y be

cited as t h e " Cat t le Disease Prevent ion Ac t of 1 8 6 1 . "