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Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease

Made 1960-09-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Namibia
Subjects
Livestock
Keywords
animal health, pests/diseases, quarantine, offences/penalties

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  1. Republic of Namibia 1 Annotated Statutes REGULATIONS Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease REGULATIONS SURVIVING IN TERMS OF Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 section 37(2) Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease Government Notice 184 of 1960 (OG 2272) came into force on date of publication: 1 September 1960 The Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease were originally made in terms of section 27 of the Animal Diseases and Parasites Ordinance 34 of 1959, which was then repealed by the Animal Diseases and Parasites Amendment Act 9 of 1973, which was subsequently repealed by the Animal Health Act 1 of 2011. Pursuant to section 37(2) of the Animal Health Act 1 of 2011, the Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease are deemed to have been made under that Act. ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS [These regulations do not have headings.] SCHEDULE BORDER CONTROL AREAS FOR RESTRICTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE PART I PART II PART III Republic of Namibia 2 Annotated Statutes REGULATIONS Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease 1. For the purposes of these regulations (a) the land falling within the areas defined in the Schedule hereto shall be known as Border control areas; (b) “animal products” shall include (i) milk and milk products; (ii) the uncooked meat, organs and viscera of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and other clovenhoofed stock; (iii) the skins and hides of such stock; (iv) the hair, bristles, wool, horns, hoofs, bones semen, blood and manure of such stock; (c) “vegetable products” shall include grass, grasshay, straw, lucerne, hay, maize stalks and kaffir corn stalks; but shall not include tobacco and its products, industrial timber, basketware, maize, kaffir corn, groundnuts, fruit and vegetables in bags, fruit and vegetables in boxes or crates without straw or grass, and walking sticks, ornaments and curios made of wood; (d) “landed property” means any land which is registered in any Deeds Registry as a separate piece of land. 2. (a) No cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or other cloven-hoofed stock shall be moved out of the border control areas described in the Schedule hereto, except upon the authority of a written permit issued by a State Veterinarian and subject to such conditions as he may specify in such permit; (b) No cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or other cloven-hoofed stock shall be moved into the border control areas described in the Schedule hereto, or from any one place to any other place within those areas, except upon the authority of a written permit issued by a State Veterinarian and subject to such conditions as hy may specify in such permit. The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the movement of such stock from one place to any other place if both such places are within one landed property. (c) No animal or vegetable product shall be moved out of the Border control areas described in the Schedule hereto, or from one place to any other place within those areas except on the authority of a written permit issued by a State Veterinarian and subject to such conditions as he may specify in such permit. The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the movement of animal or vegetable products from one place to any other place if both such places are within one landed property. (d) The prohibition imposed by clause (c) of paragraph 2 shall not apply to the movement of animal and vegetable products within the area of jurisdiction of an urban local authority. [Inconsistent use of punctuation in the above regulation, reproduced as per Official Gazette.] SCHEDULE Republic of Namibia 3 Annotated Statutes REGULATIONS Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease BORDER CONTROL AREAS FOR RESTRICTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE PART I The following area in the Magisterial District of Gobabis. From the south western corner beacon of the Aminuis Reserve No. 330 situate in the Magisterial District of Gobabis, South West Africa, along the boundaries of and including the following properties in succession, namely: Aminuis Reserve 330, Goreb 374, Geduld 698, Cameron 510, Humpata 356, farm 705, Molly 297, Dabis 298, Elandsbult 474, farms numbered 465, 459, 452, 513, 442, 441, 437, Labora 436, farm 428, Greatrex 417, Epukiro 268, Weltevrede 685, Gerhart 686, Sonderwater 687, Eensaamheid 688, Ramba 689, Middelvley 668, Lelievlei 694, Vierpanne 670, Sandpüts 660, Vyversrus 659, Okauta 584, farm 712 and Okahiro 581, up to the south western corner beacon of the last mentioned farm; from there generally northwards, then eastwards then southwards and then westwards along the Magisterial District boundary of Gobabis up to the south western corner beacon of Aminuis Reserve 330, being the point of beginning. PART II The following areas in the Magisterial Districts Grootfontein, Tsumeb, Otjiwarongo. From the north-western corner beacon of the farm Hestria 417, in the Magisterial District of Grootfontein, South West Africa, northwards and eastwards along the magisterial district boundary of Tsumeb up to the south-western corner of the Okavango Native Territory then eastwards along the southern boundary of the Okavango Native Territory up to its junction with the Eastern boundary of South West Africa, then southwards and generally westwards along the magisterial district boundary of Grootfontein up to its junction with the northern boundary of the Waterberg Oos Reserve 341, situate in the Magisterial District Otjiwarongo; thence clockwise along the boundary of an including the last-mentioned Reserve to the most southern corner beacon of the farm 973, situate in the Magisterial District Grootfontein, being also the most western corner beacon of the Otjituuo Reserve 235; thence along the boundary of and including the said Reserve to the most south-western corner beacon of the farm Dorsland 955; thence generally north-eastwards and westwards along the boundaries of and including the following farms in succession, namely Dorsland 955, Eden 949, Morester 950, Farm 943, Bothasweet 929, Lushof 928, Fonbrewls 920, Farm 916, Spoor 905, Kiaat 906, Wildehondepan 907, Volstruispan 908, Wilde 909, Makalaan 910, Olifantsput 911, Nukhuwis 268, Jumkaub 270, Asanib 271, Sus 276, Guiganab West 285, Kayas 286, Auuns West 288, Louwsrus 829, Don-Tsebeb 828 to the south-western corner beacon of the last-mentioned farm being also the south-eastern corner beacon of the farm Kliprand 827, situate in the Magisterial District Tsumeb; thence generally westwards and southwards along the boundaries of and including the following farms in succession, namely Kliprand 827, Stilhoek 823, Bosrand 822, Guigab 338, Klipfontein 872, Toekoms 870, Vredelus 869, Hortensia 868, Deigratia 887, Leeulaagte 889, Buffelshoek 931, Verweg 937, Onkohsi 938, Kwansib 861, Haloli 860, Weltevrede 855, Hoais 842, Didau 453 to the south-western corner beacon of the last-mentioned farm, being also the eastern beacon of the farm Salem 452, siutate in the magisterial district Grootfontein; thence generally south-westwards along the boundaries of and including the following farms in succession, namely Salem 452, Sissekab 54, Farm 451, Soavis 333, Palmenhof 55, Balgowan 445, Success No. 438, Streben No. 437, Derna No. 421, Luckhoff 420, Eersteling 419, Goawuson 411, Lou May No. 414, Rhodia 413, Nuims 415, Victory 416, Hestria 417 to the north-western corner beacon of the last-mentioned farm being the point of beginning. Republic of Namibia 4 Annotated Statutes REGULATIONS Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 Regulations relating to Border Control Areas and Restrictions in Connection with Foot and Mouth Disease PART III The following area in the Magisterial District Gibeon. From the north-eastern corner beacon of the farm Oorwinning 460, situate in the magisterial district of Gibeon, South West Africa, southwards along the boundary of the magisterial district of Gibeon to the southeastern corner beacon of the farm Lendepas 291; thence generally westwards, northwards and then eastwards along the boundaries of and including the following properties in succession, namely Lendepas 291, Gauchab 288, Meerpoort 287, Masbieker 286, Geelhout 445, Eland 443, Kowhitimas 439, Leeupan 432, Sahara 420, Swerweling 410, Higgshope 401, Beproewing 459, Oorwinning 460 to the north eastern corner beacon of the last-mentioned farm, being the point of beginning.

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