s. 58B 58B Emergency declaration of prohibited pest animal S. 58B inserted by (1) The Minister may, by a notice published in the No. 48/2010 s. 6. Government Gazette, declare an animal to be a prohibited pest animal. (2) The declaration must apply to the whole State. (3) The declaration must— (a) state that it is an emergency pest animal declaration; and (b) state the nature of the emergency; and (c) if the animal is already declared to be a pest animal of a different category, state its former category. (4) A copy of the notice must be published— (a) in a daily newspaper circulating generally in ; and (b) in a weekly newspaper circulating generally in rural ; and (c) on the Department's Internet site. (5) The Minister must not make a declaration under this section in relation to an animal unless the Minister is satisfied that urgent action is needed to protect the State from an adverse economic, environmental or social impact caused or likely to be caused by the animal. (6) If under the declaration the category of a pest animal has changed, the declaration of the former category of the pest animal ceases to have effect while the declaration made under this section is in force. (7) The Minister must revoke the declaration by a notice published in the Government Gazette as soon as possible after being satisfied that the emergency no longer exists.
S. 58B inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 6. 58B Emergency declaration of prohibited pest animal s. 58B (1) The Minister may, by a notice published in the Government Gazette, declare an animal to be a prohibited pest animal. (2) The declaration must apply to the whole State. (3) The declaration must— (a) state that it is an emergency pest animal declaration; and (b) state the nature of the emergency; and (c) if the animal is already declared to be a pest animal of a different category, state its former category. (4) A copy of the notice must be published— (a) in a daily newspaper circulating generally in ; and (b) in a weekly newspaper circulating generally in rural ; and (c) on the Department's Internet site. (5) The Minister must not make a declaration under this section in relation to an animal unless the Minister is satisfied that urgent action is needed to protect the State from an adverse economic, environmental or social impact caused or likely to be caused by the animal. (6) If under the declaration the category of a pest animal has changed, the declaration of the former category of the pest animal ceases to have effect while the declaration made under this section is in force. (7) The Minister must revoke the declaration by a notice published in the Government Gazette as soon as possible after being satisfied that the emergency no longer exists.
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