Clause 5

by deleting paragraphs (c), (e) and (f) of subsection (1);

by deleting the words “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; except where an owner is convicted of having permitted cruelty to an animal under subsection (2), he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000” in subsection (1); and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsections:“(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

in the case where the person commits the offence in the course of carrying on, or employment or purported employment with, an animal-related business —

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; and

in any other case —

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months or to both; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.(5) In this section, “employment”, in relation to an animal-related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal-related business.”.