Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957

Register of Accredited Herds.

5.—(1) The Minister may set up and maintain a register of herds of cattle (in this section referred to as the register) to be known as the Register of Accredited Herds.

(2) Herds of cattle registered in the register shall be known as accredited herds.

(3) A person shall not—

(a) hold out a herd of cattle as being an accredited herd unless it is registered in the register, or

(b) hold out cattle as being of an accredited herd unless they are of a herd registered in the register.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (3) of this section shall be guilty of an offence against the Principal Act.

(5) The Minister may make regulations governing the register, including regulations with respect to all or any of the following matters:

(a) application for registration,

(b) qualifications and conditions for registration,

(c) requirements to be complied with for retention of registration,

(d) cancellation of registration,

(e) custody of the register and evidence of the contents thereof.