Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2022

PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA TO BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, COLOMBO 5 Price : Rs. 10.00 Postage : Rs. 15.00 Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of November 18, 2022 This Act can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk Printed on the Order of Government [Certified on 17th of November, 2022] DANGEROUS ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 40 OF 2022 1 Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2022 Short title L.D.—O. 47/2021 AN ACT TO AMEND THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 49 ) BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:— 1. This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2022. 2. Section 7 of the Dangerous Animals Ordinance (Chapter 49) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of that section by the substitution for the words “one thousand rupees”, of the words “two hundred and fifty thousand rupees”. 3. Section 8 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “the court will proceed to take measures for carrying such order into execution.”, of the following:— “the court will proceed to take measures for carrying such order into execution: Provided however, the destruction of the animal shall only be carried out in a humane manner with no pain or suffering caused to the animal by a registered veterinary surgeon or registered veterinary practitioner or any other person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 32 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Practitioners Act, No. 46 of 1956.”. 4. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. Amendment of section 7 of Chapter 49 Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency Amendment of section 8 of the principal enactment [Certified on 17th of November, 2022] 2 Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2022 English Acts of the Parliament can be purchased at the “PRAKASHANA PIYASA”, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, NO. 118, DR. DANISTER DE SILVA MAWATHA, COLOMBO 8.