Clause 9

The Minister may make regulations —

for the licensing, control, supervision and inspection of places in which animals are or may be kept in captivity for exhibition, sale or export and may by such regulations prescribe the conditions under which animals may be so kept and the circumstances under which licences may be revoked or suspended;

for the licensing, control, supervision and inspection of hatcheries and as to the circumstances under which licences may be revoked or suspended;

for the licensing, control, keeping and destruction of dogs;

for the suppression of cruelty to animals;

prescribing the fees to be charged in respect of licences and the conditions under which licences may be issued;

prescribing that any act or omission in contravention of any regulation made under this Ordinance shall be an offence and imposing penalties for such offences which penalties shall not exceed a fine of one thousand dollars, and where any such act or omission is a continuing one to a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each day on which the offence continues after conviction thereof; and

generally for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.(2) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to the Legislative Assembly as soon as may be after publication and if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of the Assembly next after the expiry of three months from the date when such regulations are so presented annulling the regulations or any part thereof as from a specified date, such regulations or such part thereof as the case may be shall thereupon become void as from such date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of new regulations.”.