1931.], THE DISEASES OF ANIMALS ORDINANCE. lo7 



(4.) A certificate of ilic Government Veterinary Surs^eon to the effect 

 that an animal la or was affected with a disease specified in the certi- 

 ficate shall for the purposes of tliis Ordinance or of any regulation or 

 Order of the Governor in Executive Council thereunder be conclusive 

 ■evidence in all courts of justice of the matter certified. 



17. If anv person is ffuiltv of an offence against this Ordinance, he rt-nalties for 

 shall for every such onence be Jiable — 



(a) to a penalty not exceeding £20 ; or 



(b) if the offence' is committed with respect to more than four 



animals, to a penalty not exceeding ^5 for each animal ; or 

 ((•) where the offence is committed in relation to carcases, fodder, 

 litter, dung or other thing (exchisive of animals)," to a penalty 

 not exceeding ^GIO in respect of every half ton in weight 

 thereof after one half ton, in addition to the first penalty not 

 exceeding £'20. 



18- If any person without lawful authoritv or excns:% pr wf whereof freneral 

 shall lie on him, does any of the following things, he shall be guilty of 

 an oflcnce against this Ordinance : — ■ 



(a) if he does anything in contraventioiv of this Ordinance or of a 

 regulation or Order of the Governor in Executive Council 

 under this Ordinance ; or 



{b) if, where required by this Ordinance or by a regulation or Order 

 of the Governor in Executive Council imder this Ordinance to 

 keep an animal separate as far as practicable, or to give notice 

 of disease with all practicable speed, he fails to do so ; or 



'{c) if he fails to give, produce, observe or do any notice, license, 

 rule or thing which by this Ordinance or by a regulation or 

 Order of the Governor in Executive Council under this Ordi- 

 nance he is required to give, produce, observe or do; or 



.(d) if he does anything which by this Ordinance or by regulation 

 or Order of the Governor in Executive Council under this 

 Ordinance is made or declared to be not lawful ; or 



■{e) if he does or omits anything, the doing or omission whereof ia 

 declared by this Ordinance or by regulation or Order of the 

 Governor in Executive Council under this Ordinance to be au 

 offence by him iinder this Ordinance ; or 



if) if he refuses to the Government Veterinary Surgeon or an 

 Examiner acting in execution of this Ordinance, or of a 

 regulation or Order of the Governor in Executive Council 

 under this Ordinance admission to any land, building, place, 

 vessel, pen, vehicle or boat which the Governmont Veterinary 

 Surgeon or Examiner is entitled to enter or examine, or 

 obstructs or impedes him in so entering or examining or 

 otherwise in any respect obstructs or impedes the (jovern- 

 ment Veterinary Surgeon or an Examiner or constable or other 

 o'iicer in the execution of his duty, or assists in any such, 

 obstructing or impeding ; or 



