Quarantine (Animals) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1937. No. 69.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908-1924.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Quarantine Act 1908-1924.

Dated this sixteenth day of June, 1937.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES

Minister of State for Health.

 

Amendments of Quarantine (Animals) Regulations.

1. Regulation 6 of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “in Australia of that vessel” and inserting in their stead the words “of the vessel at the port at which such animal is to be landed”.

2. Regulation 12 (c) of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the words “stating that” the words “infectious anaemia”; and

(b) by omitting the word “fifteen” and inserting in its stead the word “fifty”.

3. Regulation 69 of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “exporter” the words “made in the country of origin before a magistrate, if that country is within the United Kingdom or is a British possession, and if that country is not within the United Kingdom and is not a British possession, before a British Consul or British official resident.”

4. Regulation 82 of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2) This regulation shall not apply to—

(a) the carcasses of birds commonly known as ‘game’ imported from and having their origin in—

(i) Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, the Channel Islands or New Zealand;

(ii) any country other than Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, the Channel Islands or New Zealand provided that all the internal organs and the head and feet have been removed.

(b) fish.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1937.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 71, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, No. 37.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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