Section 14: Power to make rules

14. Power to make rules.— (1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules1 for carrying out the purposes of the Ordinance. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the conditions to be observed before, during and after importation of animals or animal products ; (b) the procedure for the landing, inspection, quarantine, seizure, detention and treatment of animals and animal products ; (c) methods of testing for identification of diseases ; (d) the forms and fees for licences to import or export animals or animal products, health certificates, certificates of freedom from disease and certificates of vaccination, destruction, disinfection, onward movement and approval of export quarantine ; (e) the limits of the points of entry and points of exit ; (f) the quarantine charges and the recovery of costs of keeping animals and animal products therein ; (g) the method of cleaning and disinfection ; (h) the manner of identification of imported animals ; and (i) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.

Effective date: 1979-01-01

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