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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
22KMatters to be specified in an animal health and welfare emergency order
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22K Matters to be specified in an animal health and welfare emergency order
An animal health and welfare emergency order must specify—
(a) the nature of the animal health or welfare emergency or serious risk to the health or welfare of animals to which the order relates; and
(b) if the animal health or welfare emergency or serious risk to animal health or welfare has occurred, the location or a description of the location that is affected; and
(c) the persons or class of persons who may obtain and possess, store, use, sell or supply the poison or controlled substance or class of poison or controlled substance specified in the order; and
(d) the persons or class of persons to whom any poison or controlled substance specified in the order may be sold or supplied; and
(e) the poison or controlled substance or class of poison or controlled substance to which the order relates; and
(f) the period during which the order is in force, not exceeding 6 months.
S. 22L inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 54.