Hong Kong Ordinances

RABIES ORDINANCE - SECT 29

Regulations relating to rabies control areas

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 3

(1) The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations with respect to
rabies control areas to provide for- (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

   (a)  the quarantine of animals and things;

   (b)  the control or prohibition of the movement of animals or things
        within, into or out of rabies control areas;

   (c)  the vaccination of animals against rabies;

   (d)  the disinfection or treatment of animals and things;

   (e)  the seizing and detaining of animals and things in respect of which
        any contravention of the regulations has been committed;

   (f)  the reporting of births and deaths of animals specified in the
        regulations;

   (g)  the keeping of animals under proper control;

   (h)  the disposal of carcasses; and

   (i)  any matters associated with or connected with the matters specified in
        paragraphs (a) to (h).

(2) Regulations made under this section may-

   (a)  authorize an authorized officer or police officer to give directions
        relating to the confinement, exercising or movement of animals within
        rabies control areas;

   (b)  provide that a contravention of any such direction shall be an
        offence;

   (c)  provide for an appeal to be made to the Appeal Board against any
        specified decision or action taken by the Director or an authorized 
        officer under the regulations;

   (d)  authorize the Director to declare the date of the coming into
        operation and the period of operation of any such regulations or part
        thereof, and to discontinue the operation of any such regulations or
        part thereof.

(3) The Director may in writing in such cases as he thinks fit and for such
period and subject to such conditions as he specifies exempt any person or
class of persons from the application of any regulations made under this
section where he is satisfied that public or animal health will not be
endangered because of such exemption.

(4) Notice of any exemption granted under subsection (3) may be published in
the Gazette. (Enacted 1992)