Animal Farming (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2011


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Animal Farming (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2011

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the joint recommendation of the Secretary of the Department and the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Nature Conservation Act 2002, make the following regulations under the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 .

3 October 2011

E. C. CRAWFORD

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

BRYAN GREEN

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Animal Farming (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2011 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Animal Farming (Registration) Regulations 2005 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 7 rescinded

Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded.

5.    Schedule 1 substituted

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following Schedule is substituted:
SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed animals

Regulation 4

1.   Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 12 October 2011

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Animal Farming (Registration) Regulations 2005 to provide that four exotic species of sheep are no longer prescribed animals for the purpose of the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 .