Control measures relating to avian influenza in certain area (No. R. 144 of 2005)

Government Gazette REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Regulation Gazette No. 8157 Vol. 476 Pretoria 17 February 2005 No. 27291 AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-0123-22 Prevention is the cure STAATSKOERANT, 17 FEBRUARIE 2005 No. 27291 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWING DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU No. R. 144 - . 17 February 2005 ANIMAL DISEASES ACT, 1984 (ACT No. 35 OF 1984) CONTROL MEASURES RELATING TO AVIAN INFLUENZA IN CERTAIN AREA I, Angela Thokozile Didiia, Minister of Agriculture, acting under section 9 (1) of the Animal Diseases Act , 1984 ( A c t No. 35 of 1984), hereby prescribe the control measures set out in the schedule. AT. DID Minister of Agriculture. SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In this Schedule any word or phrase to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning and unless the context otheNvise indicates "the Act", means the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984); and "the Regulations", means the Animal Diseases Regulations as published by Gowrnment Notice No. R.2026 of 26 September 1986, as amended by Gowrnment Notices Nos. R.2208 of 24 October 1986, R.266 of 13 February 1987, R.2343 of 16 October 1987, R.884 of 5 May 1988 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R.1043 of 3 June 1988), R.394 of 1 March 1991 (as corrected by Gowmment Notice No. R.931 of 3 May 1991), R.23!j8 of 10 December 1993, R.1023 of 27 May 1994, R.254 of 6 February 1997, R.1136 of I 1 September 1998, R.361 of 7 April 2000, R. 443 of 25 May 2001, R. 885 of 21 September 2001 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1386 of 21 December 2001) and R 962 of 11 August 2004. Objective of control meaaulle 2. The objective of thii control measure is, in order to get rid of or prevent the spreading of avian influenza disease from the area specified in the table-. (a) to prohibit the export of ostriches, ostrich products and ostrich genetic materii from such area; and (b) to prohibit the movement of ostriches, ostrich products and ostrich genetic materii, except on authority of a permit, to, from or within such area. Prohibition on the export ostrich, ostrich products and genetic materlai from certain area 3. No ostriches, ostrich products and ostrich genetic material may be exported from the area specified in the table. 4 No. 27291 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17 FEBRUARY 2005 Prohibition on the movement of ostrich except on authority of a permit 4. (1) No ostriches, ostrich products and ostrich genetic-material may be moved from, to or within the area specified in the table, except under the authorii of a permit contemplated in regulation 20(1) of the Regulations. .. ~ (2) The permit referred *to* in., sub regulations 2(b) and 4(1) may be issued only for ostriches, ostrich products and.osfrlch"genetic "material that'aie certified to ' b e free of avian influenza to the satisfaction of the Director referred to in section 2(1) of the Act. S I . ~. . ~ * -: ~ *-. .. (3) Any exemption in terms of Regulations 11 (2) (a) and (b) may be granted only subject to the wriien approval of the Director referred to in section 2(1) of the Act. Whole of Western Cape Province.