Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.246Continuing obligations relating to keeping and using animals
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sec.246 Continuing obligations relating to keeping and using animals
This section applies if an animal authority to be granted will authorise— taking, buying or accepting a live protected animal in the State; and lawfully moving the animal to another State. The chief executive may impose an obligation on the holder of the animal authority, or a relevant person for the holder, that continues after the authority ends, about— the purpose for which the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is used after the authority ends; or the way the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is kept after the authority ends. However, the chief executive may impose the obligation only if the chief executive believes imposing the obligation is necessary to achieve the object of the Act . The obligation is taken to be a condition of the animal authority. s 246 sub 2025 SL No. 125 s 10 (sec.246-ssec.1) This section applies if an animal authority to be granted will authorise— taking, buying or accepting a live protected animal in the State; and lawfully moving the animal to another State. (sec.246-ssec.2) The chief executive may impose an obligation on the holder of the animal authority, or a relevant person for the holder, that continues after the authority ends, about— the purpose for which the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is used after the authority ends; or the way the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is kept after the authority ends. (sec.246-ssec.3) However, the chief executive may impose the obligation only if the chief executive believes imposing the obligation is necessary to achieve the object of the Act . (sec.246-ssec.4) The obligation is taken to be a condition of the animal authority.
- (a) taking, buying or accepting a live protected animal in the State; and
- (b) lawfully moving the animal to another State.
- (a) the purpose for which the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is used after the authority ends; or
- (b) the way the animal, or an offspring of the animal, is kept after the authority ends.