Animal Welfare Act 1999

189 Transitional provision relating to approved organisations

(1)

The organisation known as the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Incorporated is an approved organisation for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Despite subsection (1), the Minister may at any time, by notice in the Gazette, impose, as conditions of the approval of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Incorporated as an approved organisation, conditions relating to the establishment by the organisation of performance standards and technical standards for inspectors and auxiliary officers.

(3)

Subsection (1) does not limit the power of the Minister to revoke the approval of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Incorporated as an approved organisation if the Minister is satisfied that the organisation—

(a)

no longer meets any 1 or more of the criteria set out in section 122(1); or

(b)

has failed to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (2).

(4)

The Minister may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette,—

(a)

revoke any condition imposed under subsection (2):

(b)

revoke any condition imposed under subsection (2), and impose another condition in its place:

(c)

amend any condition imposed under subsection (2) or this subsection.