DANGEROUS ANIMALS

• Coming into Force: 24 October 1921
• Citation: No. 61 of 1981
• Year: 1981
• Act Number: 61

Contenidos

• Short title.
• Interpretation.
• Magistrate may issue summons on owner of dangerous animal.
• Service of summons, order, or notice.
• Person to whom summons is directed may appear and show cause against order.
• Consequence of failing to do so.
• Procedure in case of appearance.
• Procedure on order for destruction being made.
• Consequence of disobedience to order.
• Appeal.

Short title.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dangerous Animals Ordinance.

Interpretation.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires -"animal" includes a wild animal, provided it is the property of any person;"owner" includes the person having control or charge of an animal.

Magistrate may issue summons on owner of dangerous animal.

3. Whenever a Magistrate, on taking such evidence as he thinks fit, is satisfied that an animal is dangerous and not kept under proper control by its owner, such Magistrate may issue a summons to such owner in the form in the Schedule.

Service of summons, order, or notice.

4. (1) The summons and any order or notice made or given under this Ordinance shall, if practicable, be served on the person against whom it is made or to whom it is to be given in manner provided for service of a summons by the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979. (2) If such summons, order, or notice cannot be so served, it shall be notified by a copy thereof being posted up at such place or places as may, in the opinion of the Magistrate, be fittest for conveying the information to such person and also by beat of tom-tom.

Person to whom summons is directed may appear and show cause against order.

5. The person to whom such summons is directed may, within the time specified...