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(d) the fee payable for the release of the animal;

(e) that the animal may be sold or destroyed if it is not claimed;

(f) the period in which the animal may be claimed before it can be sold or destroyed;

(g) that the keeper may relinquish ownership of the animal.

16ZE Destruction of vicious animals

Section 116 (1)

after

seize

insert

or impound

16ZF Section 116 (2)

after

safety of

insert

people exercising functions under this Act,

16ZG Sections 128, 129 and 130

substitute

128 Power to enter premises

(1) For this Act, an authorised person may—

(a) at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment of money); or

(b) at any time when business premises are open for business, enter the premises; or

(d) enter premises in accordance with a search warrant; or

(e) at any time without a warrant, enter premises if the authorised person—

(i) reasonably believes that the circumstances are so serious and urgent that immediate entry to the premises without the authority of a search warrant is necessary; or

(ii) reasonably suspects that an offence (other than an excluded offence) has been, or is being, committed on the premises; or

(iii) is authorised under this Act to seize an animal kept on the premises.

(2) However, subsection (1) (a) and (b) do not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used only for residential purposes.

(3) An authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises.

(4) An authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) with necessary and reasonable assistance and force.

(5) A police officer may help an authorised person in exercising the authorised person’s powers under this section if asked by the authorised person to do so.

(6) To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.

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