24Permit for entry or exit

24 Permit for entry or exit

S. 24(1) amended by No. 1/2024 s. 37.

(a) enter or leave any land, premises, place or area declared to be an infected place or a vehicle declared to be an infected vehicle; or

(b) cause, permit or assist any other person to enter or leave any such land, premises, place, area or vehicle; or

(c) bring, move, take or allow any person to bring move or take any livestock, livestock product, fodder or fitting into, within or out of any such land, premises, place area or vehicle; or

(d) cause, permit or assist any vehicle to enter or leave any land, premises, place or area declared to be an infected place—

unless the person is authorised to do so under a permit issued by an inspector and complies with any conditions set out in a permit.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), an inspector may issue a permit subject to the condition that the holder of the permit, or the livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or vehicle to which the permit relates—

(a) must first be effectively disinfected to the satisfaction of the inspector and in a manner specified by the inspector before leaving or being taken out of the infected place or infected vehicle; and

(b) must not go or be brought to any other land, premises or place where any specified livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings are located.

(4) An inspector may revoke or vary a permit at any time by notice in writing to the holder.

(5) If a permit given under this section is revoked the holder must, upon request by an inspector immediately deliver the revoked permit to the inspector.