Regulation 1
Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Prohibition of Live Poultry on Pulau Ubin) Rules.
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Animals and Birds (Prohibition of Live Poultry on Pulau Ubin) Rules is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation ABA-R11 1965, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1965.
Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Prohibition of Live Poultry on Pulau Ubin) Rules.
Definition
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.
No person shall —
keep or breed live poultry on Pulau Ubin;
purchase or sell live poultry on Pulau Ubin; or
import live poultry into or export live poultry from Pulau Ubin.
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to —
the Director-General, any authorised officer or employee of the Board acting in the performance of his duty under the Act or these Rules; or
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
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.
No compensation shall be payable in respect of any building, facility or structure required to be demolished under paragraph (1).
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
Any person who —
contravenes rule 3(1); or
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.