Animals and Birds (Prohibition of Live Poultry on Pulau Ubin) Rules 2005

by Minister for National Development, Singapore

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First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 3rd June 2005 at 5:00 pm.

No. S 336

ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT
(CHAPTER 7)

ANIMALS AND BIRDS
(PROHIBITION OF LIVE POULTRY ON PULAU UBIN)
RULES 2005

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Rule

1. Citation and commencement
2. Definition
3. Prohibition on keeping live poultry, etc.
4. Director-General may direct demolition of buildings, etc., used for keeping poultry
5. Offences and penalty

 

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59 and 80 of the Animals and Birds Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Prohibition of Live Poultry on Pulau Ubin) Rules 2005 and shall come into operation on 17th June 2005.

Definition

2. In these Rules, “poultry” includes chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quail, partridges, pheasants, domestic pigeons, guinea fowl, swans and peacocks.

Prohibition on keeping live poultry, etc.

3.—(1) No person shall—

(a) keep or breed live poultry on Pulau Ubin;

(b) purchase or sell live poultry on Pulau Ubin; or

(c) import live poultry into or export live poultry from Pulau Ubin.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

(a) the Director-General, any authorised officer or employee of the Authority acting in the performance of his duty under the Act or these Rules; or

(b) any police officer or workman assisting a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to carry out his duty.

Director-General may direct demolition of buildings, etc., used for keeping poultry

4.—(1) The Director-General may, at any time by written directive, require the owner of any building, facility or structure on Pulau Ubin used or to be used for keeping live poultry to demolish at the expense of the owner, that building, facility or structure.

(2) No compensation shall be payable in respect of any building, facility or structure required to be demolished under paragraph (1).

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Minister may, in his discretion, authorise the payment of such sum as he may determine as compensation in respect of any building, facility or structure required to be demolished.

Offences and penalty

5. Any person who—

(a) contravenes rule 3 (1); or

(b) fails, without lawful excuse, to comply with a directive of the Director-General under rule 4 (1),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Made this 31st day of May 2005.

 

TAN TEE HOW
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.