Part 7had not come into operation at the date of the publication of this version.

Part 7 had not come into operation at the date of the publication of this version. 55—Registers of brands (1) The Chief Inspector must keep registers of brands in relation to prescribed classes of livestock. (2) Separate registers are to be kept for the different classes of livestock. (3) Each register must record— (a) a description of the brand; and (b) the name and address of a person who is to be taken to be the owner of the registered brand. 56—Applications An application for registration, or renewal of registration, of a brand or for consent to the transfer of a registered brand must— (c) be accompanied by the fee fixed by regulation. 57—Refusal to register brand The Chief Inspector may refuse to register a brand if satisfied that— (a) the brand could be mistaken for, or easily altered to appear to be— (i) another brand registered in the same register in some other person's name; or (ii) a brand of a kind used for official purposes; or (b) the brand does not comply with the requirements of the regulations; or (c) some other requirement of the regulations is not satisfied. 58—Term of registration of brand and renewal (1) Registration of a brand is for a term fixed by regulation. (2) Registration may be renewed from time to time for a further term fixed by regulation. 59—Exclusive use of registered brand A person registered as owner of a brand is entitled to the exclusive use of the brand for application to livestock of the class in respect of which the brand is registered. 60—Transfer of ownership of registered brand (1) A registered brand may not be transferred to another without the consent of the Chief Inspector. (2) Consent may only be withheld if the person to whom the brand is to be transferred would not be entitled under the regulations to be registered as owner of the brand. (3) If a person registered as the owner of a brand dies, the personal representative of the person will, on application, be registered as the owner of the brand. 61—Cancellation of registration of brand The Chief Inspector may cancel registration of a brand— (a) with the authority of the person registered as owner of the brand; or (b) if a written request seeking authority to cancel the registration has been served on the person registered as owner of the brand or that person's personal representative and the Chief Inspector has not received any written objections to the cancellation within the time (not less than one month) allowed by the request; or (c) if a body corporate registered as owner of the brand has been wound up or dissolved; or (d) if satisfied that registration of the brand was obtained improperly. 62—Offence to use registered brand of another (1) A person must not mark livestock, or cause or permit livestock to be marked— (a) with a brand registered in relation to livestock of the same class in the name of a person other than the owner of the livestock; or (b) in a manner that could be mistaken for a brand registered in relation to livestock of the same class in the name of a person other than the owner of the livestock. (2) A person must not, without lawful authority, destroy or deface a registered brand marked on livestock or on hide or skin of livestock products.