Bovine Semen and Artificial Insemination Ordinance, 1957 (No. XXII of 1957)

lsland of Guernsey Ordinance of the States XXIU Made Came into Operation 18th September, 18th September, The Bovine Semen anrl flrtificial Insemination Ordinance, 1957. THB STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the third day of July, nineteen hundred and fifty seven, hereby order: r. (r) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this Ordinance, a person shall not import, or attempt to import, bovine Bemen into the Island. (z) A person shall not import, attempt to import or cause to be imported, bovine semen into the Island of Guernsey from either of the Islands of Herm or Jethou except under the authority of a licence issued in that behaif by the Committee. z. The Committee may import, or cause to be imported, bovine semen from any of the Islands of Alderney, Sark, Brecqhorr, lferm or Jethou. 1957 1957. t957. 3. (r) Subjecr,to the provisions of the next succeed ing subsection a person shall not export, amempt to export or cause to be exported, bovine semen from the Island. (z) The Committee may export, or cause to be exported, bovine semen from the Island: (a) tor the purposes of the pathological examina tion and rcsdng of that semen; (b) to the Islands of Alderney, Sark and Brecqhou. 4. A person shall not inseminate artificially anv bovine animal in the Island by means of importei bovine serren otherwise than by means of bovine semen imported by the Commiitee under the pro visions of section two of this Ordinance, or by means of bovine semen imported under the authoiity of a licence issued under^ the provisions of subsectitn (z) of section one of this Ordinance, as the case may be. 5. (r) During the conrinuance in force of any order made under the provisions of section six of the Foot and Mouth Disease Ordinance, r95o, a per son shall not inseminate artificially, or attempt to inseminate artificially, any bovine animal eicept under the authority of a licence issued in that behalf by the Committee. (z) A licence shall not be issued by the Com mittee under the provisions of this section unless, in the opinion of the Committee, the future mitk supply of the Island may be seriously prejudiced if-;he artificial insemination of bovine animals is not permitted. 6. The Committee in issuing any licence under the provisions of section one or section five of this Ordin ance may attach to the issue of any such licence such 3 conditions as they may deem necessary or expedienr and may vary or revoke such conditions and may revoke any such licence. 7. / y person wno (a) conttavenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any of the conditions of a licence issued hereunder; or / 1 \(b) knowingly and wilfully aids, abets, counsels or procures another person to contravene any of the provisions of this Ordinance or to infringe any of the conditions of a licence issued hereunder: or (4 knowingly accepts delivery of a consignment of bovine semen imported in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance; shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds. 8. (r) The States Supervisor, any person authorised by him in that behalf and any police offi.cer may, if he has reasonable cause to believe that any con signment of bovine semen has been imported into, or has been or appears to be intended to be exported from, the Island in contravention of any of the pro visions of this Ordinance or of any of the provisions of a licence granted hereunder, seize that consign ment and the States Supervisor may, in agreement with the President of the Committee, order the des truction or other disposal of any such consignment. (z) The charges for, or in connection with, any action taken under this section shall be recoverable as a civil debt from the rmporter or exporter, as the case may be, of the consignment concerned. 9. The Ordinances set out in the Schedule to this Ordinance are hereby repealetl. I ro. (r) In this Ordinance, unless the context other wise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them: " the Committee " means the States Committee for Agriculture and Fisheries; " consignment " includes any part thereof; " importer " and " exporter " includes any person who, whether as owner, consignor or consignee, agent or broker, is in possession of, or in any way entitled to the custody of, the consign ment of bovine semen imported or exported, as the case may be; " the Island " means the Islands of Guernsey, Ilerm and Jethou. (z) References in this Ordinance to any other enactment shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended, repealed or replaced, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Ordinance. SCHEDULE "fhe Oldinance entitled " The Importation and Export of Bovine Semen and Artificial Insemina tion by Means of Imported Bovine Semen (Prohibi tion) Ordinance, t945 ". The Artificial Insemination of Bovine Animals (Prohibition) Ordinance, rg12. The Export of Bovine Semen Ordinance, 1956. JAMES E. LE PAGE, Her Majesty's Grefiher.