Enforcement

Offences16

Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him,—

a

fails to comply with any obligation imposed on him by any provision of articles 4, 5 and 6, paragraphs (1) to (4) of article 7, articles 8, 9 or 10(a), or

b

knowingly causes or permits the doing of anything which is a contravention of paragraph (a) above, or

c

knowingly causes or permits the doing of anything which is declared by this Order to be unlawful, or

d

makes any entry in a record or statement or gives any information for the purposes of this Order which he knows to be false in a material particular or, for those purposes, recklessly makes a statement or gives any information which is false in a material particular,

commits an offence against the Animal Health Act 19819.

Powers of veterinary inspector17

Where a veterinary inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the provisions of this Order have not been complied with he may make such tests on, and take such samples from, any bovine animal or carcase as he considers necessary for the purpose of establishing the correctness of that suspicion.

Enforcement18

The provisions of this Order shall be executed and enforced by the local authority.