Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957

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Examination of animals, etc.

7.—(1) An authorised person, on production, if requested, of his authorisation, may at all reasonable times do all or any of the following things:

(a) with respect to any animals, make any such examinations, apply any such tests, take any such samples and apply any such marks as may be reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Act or any order made by virtue of this Act,

(b) enter on any land or premises for the purpose of any such examining, testing, sampling or marking,

(c) require any person, being the owner or in charge of animals or the owner or occupier of or employed on lands or premises so entered, to give any such assistance or to carry out any such instructions as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of any such examining, testing, sampling or marking or to give any such information as may be reasonably necessary for the administration of this Act or any order made by virtue of this Act.

(2) Any person—

(a) who obstructs or impedes an authorised person in the exercise of any power conferred by this section,

(b) who, being required under this section to give any assistance or carry out any instruction within his power, refuses or fails to give the assistance or carry out the instruction, or

(c) who, being required under this section to give any information within his knowledge, refuses or fails to give the information or wilfully or negligently gives false or misleading information, shall be guilty of an offence against the Principal Act.

(3) In this section—

“authorised person” means—

(a) a veterinary inspector, or

(b) a registered veterinary surgeon other than a veterinary inspector,

authorised by the Minister in writing to exercise the powers conferred by this section;

“animals” includes poultry as defined in section 1 of the Poultry (Diseases) Act, 1934 (No. 25 of 1934), as amended by section 2 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1949 (No. 10 of 1949).