sec.265Exhibition of particular circus macaque

sec.265 Exhibition of particular circus macaque

Subsections (2) and (3) apply if— immediately before the commencement, a relevant entity— held a declared pest permit for introducing or keeping declared pest animals for circus entertainment; and kept a macaque under the permit, whether or not the macaque was identified as a particular animal in the permit; and the relevant entity is granted an exhibition licence to exhibit and deal with the macaque; and the macaque is identified in the licence as a particular animal; and either— the permit, as held by the relevant entity, had continued in force under the Biosecurity Act, schedule 3, section 60 until the licence was granted; or the relevant entity had, before the commencement, made an application to renew the permit that was taken under section 263(2) to be an application under section 50(1) for which the licence was granted. Sections 73 and 76 do not apply in relation to the macaque. However, section 75 applies in relation to the macaque as if it were an authorised animal (category B). Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to the macaque only while it is— an authorised animal under an exhibition licence held by the relevant entity; and identified as a particular animal in the licence. In this section— circus entertainment means the relevant purpose of a circus providing entertainment to the public. macaque means an animal of either of the following species— crab-eating macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ); rhesus macaque ( Macaca mulatta ). (sec.265-ssec.1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply if— immediately before the commencement, a relevant entity— held a declared pest permit for introducing or keeping declared pest animals for circus entertainment; and kept a macaque under the permit, whether or not the macaque was identified as a particular animal in the permit; and the relevant entity is granted an exhibition licence to exhibit and deal with the macaque; and the macaque is identified in the licence as a particular animal; and either— the permit, as held by the relevant entity, had continued in force under the Biosecurity Act, schedule 3, section 60 until the licence was granted; or the relevant entity had, before the commencement, made an application to renew the permit that was taken under section 263(2) to be an application under section 50(1) for which the licence was granted. (sec.265-ssec.2) Sections 73 and 76 do not apply in relation to the macaque. (sec.265-ssec.3) However, section 75 applies in relation to the macaque as if it were an authorised animal (category B). (sec.265-ssec.4) Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to the macaque only while it is— an authorised animal under an exhibition licence held by the relevant entity; and identified as a particular animal in the licence. (sec.265-ssec.5) In this section— circus entertainment means the relevant purpose of a circus providing entertainment to the public. macaque means an animal of either of the following species— crab-eating macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ); rhesus macaque ( Macaca mulatta ).