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Laws of Zambia

Cattle Slaughter (Control) Act (Application) Order (Cap. 250)

Made 1981 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Zambia
Subjects
Livestock
Keywords
cattle, slaughtering

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  1. slaughtered, furnish to the Director of Veterinary Services (a) the permit granted in respect of the slaughter thereof; and (b) such information relating to such cattle and the slaughter thereof as the Minister may, by statutory order, require to be furnished. (3) An order made by the Minister under this section may provide for the forms to be used and the procedure to be followed in connection with the furnishing of information to the Director of Veterinary Services under this section. (Amended by No. 13 of 1966) 5. For the purposes of this Act, any inspector may at all reasonable times enter any land or premises where cattle are kept for slaughter or offered for sale, and any abattoir or slaughter-house or other place where cattle are slaughtered, and may inspect any cattle or carcasses found therein, and may issue an order forbidding the slaughter of any cattle and may seize and remove any carcass or part of any carcass which would afford evidence of a contravention of this Act. Inspector's powers of entry 6. Any person aggrieved by a refusal of an inspector to grant a permit may ask that the decision be reviewed by the Minister, whose decision shall be final. (As amended by No. 13 of 1966) Review 7. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand penalty units or, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, or to both. (As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994) Penalties SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION SECTION 1-THE CATTLE SLAUGHTER (CONTROL) ACT (APPLICATION) ORDER Statutory Instrument 44 of 1981 Order by the Minister 1. This Order may be cited as the Cattle Slaughter (Control) Act (Application) Order. Title 2. The provisions of the Act shall hereafter apply throughout Zambia to all types and classes of cattle. Application of Cap. 250 CHAPTER 251 THE PIG INDUSTRY ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation PART II IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF LEVY ON PIGS 3. Application of Part II 4. Imposition of levy on pigs 5. Withdrawal or suspension of the levy 6. Establishment of Pig Levy Account 7. Disposal of the levy 8. Summary judgment for the levy in criminal proceedings 9. Recovery of the levy 10. Legal costs of Minister PART III DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIG INDUSTRY IN ZAMBIA 11. Certain pig carcasses to be graded throughout Zambia 12. Minister may define areas in Zambia within which all carcasses to be graded

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