Regulations, 2023

L.N. 139 of 2023

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

(CAP. 439)

Emergency Euthanasia of Animals (Amendment)

Regulations, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 7(2) of the

Animal Welfare Act, the Minister responsible for veterinary services

has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Emergency Citation and

Euthanasia of Animals (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 and these commencement.

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Emergency S.L. 439.17.

Euthanasia of Animals Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the

principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force within two (2)

months from their publication in the Gazette.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, immediately after the

definition "animal" there shall be added the following new

definition

" "Director" means the Director for

Veterinary Services as defined in the

Animal Welfare Act;";

(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, the definition

"emergency euthanasia" shall be deleted and immediately after

the definition "Director", as added, there shall be added the

following new definition

" "emergency euthanasia" means the killing of

animals which are injured, in severe pain or suffering and

where there is no other practical possibility to alleviate this

pain or suffering;"; and

(c) immediately after sub-regulation (2) thereof, there

shall be added the following new sub-regulation

"(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-

regulation (2), terms and expressions used in these

regulations which are not defined herein, shall unless the

context otherwise requires, have the same meaning

assigned to them in the Act.".

Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following new regulation

Any person who obstructs an official

veterinarian or a private veterinarian in the

performance of his functions in accordance with

these regulations shall be found guilty of an offence

and shall be liable to the punishments and

administrative penalties referred to in articles 45 and

47 of the Act.".

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