Animals (Import) Rules

lA \\S OF MALA \\'I Control and Diseases of Animals Animal {1111por1) R11les SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION i\'OTE Cap. 66:02 DECLARATION OF lNFECTED AREAS under s. 4 The declarations nimle (and still in jcJrce by 11irtue of section 14 of the General Jn1e1pretation Act, Cap. 1 :01) u11der section 4 of 1/ic Diseases of A11i111als Ordinnnre, 19)7, No. 15 of 19??, nre not pub!isl!ed here. Some are pub!islicd as Go\'emmcnt Notices, others as General Notices in the Go::eue. Tile declarations made under section 4 of the Act are not published here. They are pt1blislied as General No1ices in the Ga::.ette. ANL\IAL (li\1PORT) RULES 1111der s. 6 1. These Rules may be cited as the Animal (Import) Rules. 2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires "animal" includes animal semen, poultry, eggs and rabbits; "anim3.l by-product" means any carcass, meat mc;il, blood meal, bone meal, biological products of anin1nl origin, sera and vaccines for use on animals: "fodder" includes all types of for:1ge used for animal food, ::ind grains of :my variety including grnin off:.ll. 3. No person sk1ll import 01· cau<:.c to be imported into Mala\\ 0 i any animal or animal by-product e:-.ccpt under a permit in writing issued by the Chief Veterinary Ollkcr under nde 4 who may alt:icl1 to it such conditions as he deems necessary to prevent the iutrnuuctiun uf Ji~i;asc iulU l\lab.\,i. Any pt:r!)on who impmls or causes to be imported any animal pr animal by-product without such permit or who contravenes any of the provi6ions or conditions of the said permit shall be guilty of an offence. 9 {S11bsillh1ry] G.N. 235/1%8 Cf1:1!inn Interpreta tion n.~".;,I r·icti011 on impoJ'la tion 4.-(1) The Chief Veteri1mry Officer may, upon written applica- Permits tion being made addressed to: Chief Veterinary ornccr P.O. Box 30134 Capital Hill Lilongwe 3 or to the office of any veterinary officer, issue Ii permit under these Rules. L.R.0. 1/1980 [ Subsidillf}'] LAWS OF MALA\\.[ Cap. 66:02 Control and Diseases of Animals Animal (1111ror1) R,ilcs (2) The issue of a permit in accordance with these Rules skill not re1ieve tl1e holder of such pcrmir from any requirements of any other law of Mala\'ii in regard to imports, customs or excise. Exemptions 5. No person shall be required to obtain a permit in accordance with these Rules (a) if tlw animal is in course of transit by nir through l\fohl\~i from a place outside Mala\,i to another place outside tvlala\1. i and is not off-loaded within the boundaries of l'vlala\\i; (b) 1r the an11nal by-product or fodder is 111 course of transit· by air or rail through Mala\1/i from a place outside J\lala\1,'i to another place outside Mala\,i and is off-loaded only for the purpose of transhipment. Ca;1cellatio11 6.-( 1) The Chief Veterinary Oflicer shall ha \·e po1\ er to cancel ot permit at any tune a penmt issued uncicr tl1esc Kules. Po1\ers of Chief Vc-t..:.:ri1u1.ry 01lkcr (2) In any case where a permit is canccllcJ the Chief Veterinary Offl~vr shall, by notice in writing, inform (a) the holder of such permit; and (b) the Controller of Customs and Excise, of sucl1 cancellation. 7.-(l) The Chief Veterinary Officer may rcql1irc :my animal, animal by-product or fod<lcr (a) to be examined by a veterinary officer; (b) to be held in quarantine for such period :is is necessary to ensure that no disease is introduced into l'vlala\\ i; ( c) to be returned to its point of origin; (d) to be destroyed where, in his opinion, thcrc is no practical alternative method of preventing the introduction of disease into rviala\\ii. (2) Where any animal, animal by-product or fodder is held in quarantine or required to be returned to its point of origin or destroyed, the person who imports such aninnL animal bv product or fodder shall be liable for all costs in connexion with such quarantine, return or destruction.