Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.165Power to require information
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sec.165 Power to require information
This section applies if— an inspector reasonably suspects— this Act has been contravened; and a person may be able to give information about the contravention; or an animal welfare direction has been given and an inspector reasonably believes a veterinary surgeon or other person may be able to give information about whether the direction has been complied with. The inspector may require (an information requirement ) the person to give information in the person’s knowledge about the contravention or about whether the direction has been complied with in a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way. When making the requirement, the inspector must give the person an offence warning. s 165 amd 2002 No. 49 s 5 (sec.165-ssec.1) This section applies if— an inspector reasonably suspects— this Act has been contravened; and a person may be able to give information about the contravention; or an animal welfare direction has been given and an inspector reasonably believes a veterinary surgeon or other person may be able to give information about whether the direction has been complied with. (sec.165-ssec.2) The inspector may require (an information requirement ) the person to give information in the person’s knowledge about the contravention or about whether the direction has been complied with in a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way. (sec.165-ssec.3) When making the requirement, the inspector must give the person an offence warning.
- (a) an inspector reasonably suspects— (i) this Act has been contravened; and (ii) a person may be able to give information about the contravention; or
- (i) this Act has been contravened; and
- (ii) a person may be able to give information about the contravention; or
- (b) an animal welfare direction has been given and an inspector reasonably believes a veterinary surgeon or other person may be able to give information about whether the direction has been complied with.
- (i) this Act has been contravened; and
- (ii) a person may be able to give information about the contravention; or