74CProcedures for taking samples

74C Procedures for taking samples S. 74C(1) amended by No. 69/2017 s. 51. (1) If a Council authorised officer or Council contracted authorised officer proposes to take a sample or arranges for a veterinary practitioner to take a sample from a dog under section 74B, he or she must— (a) advise the owner of the dog, if possible before taking the sample, that it is taken for the purpose of analysis; and (b) advise the owner of the dog that the owner may nominate a person to analyse part of the sample; and (c) forward a part of the sample that is sufficient for analysis— (i) to any person nominated by the owner of the dog; and (ii) to a qualified person nominated by the authorised officer; and (d) keep part of the sample untouched for future comparison; and (e) return the remainder of the sample to the owner of the dog within 28 days if the sample is not required for the purposes of a proceeding under this Act or the regulations. (2) In this section, ***qualified person*** means a person whom the Secretary has approved in writing as being qualified to conduct the analysis of samples taken under section 74B.