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Power of Minister to order castration or slaughter of bull.
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6.—(1) Whenever the Minister believes that there is on any land an unregistered bull or a bull in relation to which there is not a valid permit, the Minister may serve on the owner, any person reputed to be the owner or any person having possession, of the bull a notice pursuant to this section requiring the person to whom the notice is addressed within the time (being not less than 28 days) specified in the notice to do one of the following things, as the case may require, that is to say—
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(a) to have the bull castrated or slaughtered, or
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(b) if the bull is an unregistered bull, to apply for a permit under this Act in respect of the bull.
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(2) Whenever the person to whom a notice served pursuant to this section does not, within the time specified in the notice, comply with the terms of the notice, the Minister may direct that the bull to which the notice relates be, at the expense of its owner, castrated or, as the case may require, slaughtered.
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(3) Whenever the Minister proposes to direct, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section that a bull be castrated or slaughtered, he shall serve notice of the proposal on every person on whom a notice under subsection (1) of this section was served, and shall, if any representations are made in writing by or on behalf of any such person within fourteen days, consider the representations.
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(4) Whenever the Minister directs, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, that a bull be castrated or slaughtered, any person authorised in that behalf by the Minister may enter any premises in which the bull may be or may reasonably be believed to be and whilst he is on the premises he may castrate or, as the case may be, slaughter the bull, or remove the bull to have it slaughtered in accordance with the directions of the Minister.
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(5) A person who is authorised by the Minister pursuant to subsection (4) of this section to enter any premises and to castrate or slaughter any bull or to remove the bull for slaughter shall be furnished with a copy of his authorisation and shall, when exercising any powers conferred on him by this Act, if so requested by any person affected, produce the copy for the inspection of that person.
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(6) Any expenses incurred by the Minister in the castration or slaughtering of a bull pursuant to this section shall be paid by the owner of the bull to the Minister on demand, and may be recovered by the Minister as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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