ACT No. XXXIV of 2023 AN ACT to amend or repeal various Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights laws, and areas related and ancillary thereto.

I assent.

(L.S.)

FRANK BEZZINA

Acting President

17th October, 2023

ACT No. XXXIV of 2023

AN ACT to amend or repeal various Agriculture, Fisheries and

Animal Rights laws, and areas related and ancillary thereto.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Various Agriculture, Fisheries

Short title.

and Animal Rights Laws (Amendment and Repeal) Act, 2023.

Part I

Amendment to the Fees leviable by Government Departments

Regulations

This Part amends the Fees leviable by Government Amendment of

Departments Regulations and it shall be read and construed as one the

Fees

leviable by

with the Fees leviable by Government Departments Regulations, Government

Departments

hereinafter in this Part referred to as "the principal regulations".

Regulations.

In the Schedule to the principal regulations, the heading Amendment of

"Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries" and the wording thereunder the

Schedule to

the principal

shall be deleted.

regulations.

Part II

Repeal of various primary legislation

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the primary

legislation listed in article 5 shall be repealed by virtue of this Act

without prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done thereunder.

In accordance with the provisions of article 4, the following

primary legislation are hereby repealed

Cattle Breeding Ordinance - Cap. 97;

Imported Store Cattle (Weighing) Act - Cap. 143;

Producer Organisations Act - Cap. 447.

Part III

Repeal of various subsidiary legislation

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the

subsidiary legislation listed in article 7 shall be repealed by virtue of

this Act without prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done

In accordance with the provisions of article 6, the following

subsidiary legislation are hereby repealed

Conifer Trees (Preservation) Regulations - S.L.

Fees levied at Agricultural Produce Marketing

Centres Regulations - S.L. 35.13;

Fees for the Agricultural Pruning, Spraying and

Grafting Regulations - S.L. 35.16;

Aquaculture Regulations - S.L. 36.34;

Importation of Seed Potatoes Regulations - S.L.

Potato Export Regulations - S.L. 85.01;

Cumin Seed Export Regulations - S.L. 85.02;

Onions for Export Regulations - S.L. 85.03;

Grapes declared to be Agricultural Produce Order -

S.L. 85.04;

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Export of Grapes Rules - S.L. 85.05;

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Tomatoes declared to be Agricultural Produce Order

- S.L. 85.06;

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Export of Tomatoes by Air Rules - S.L. 85.07;

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Eggs declared to be Agricultural Produce Order -

S.L. 85.08;

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Export of Eggs Rules - S.L. 85.09;

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Potato for Export Rules - S.L. 85.10;

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Cattle Breeding Rules - S.L. 97.01;

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Control of Sale of Seed Potatoes Regulations -

S.L. 117.05;

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Control of Livestock Regulations - S.L. 117.09;

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Any act, decision or action taken before the coming into force Transitory

of the Various Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Laws provision.

Act No. XXXIV

(Amendment and Repeal) Act, 2023 shall continue to be regulated by of 2023.

provisions of the regulations, orders and rules as in force prior to the

coming into force of the Various Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal

Rights Laws (Amendment and Repeal) Act, 2023.

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 154 of the

11th October, 2023.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

RAYMOND SCICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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