Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare Act 2015. (2) This Act applies to Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan. (3) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by subsidiary legislation made under this Act; “animal” means any living creature other than a human being and includes any beast, bird, aquatic animals, reptile or insect but does not include wildlife under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]; “performing animal” means any animal which is used for the purpose of any entertainment, exhibition, sports, audio-visual recording and animal shows; “carcass” means the dead body of an animal and includes any part of the body whether separately or otherwise; “animal welfare” includes the animal needs as specified in section 24; “Board” means the Animal Welfare Board established under section 3; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the agriculture and agro-based industry; “animal welfare officer” means any public officer appointed under section 36; “voluntary animal welfare assistant” means any qualified person appointed under section 37; “owner” means any person who owns any animal and includes any person for the time being in charge of any animal or any person occupying any premises; “conveyance” means any vehicle, vessel, ship, aircraft and any other mode of transportation whether by air, sea or land; “veterinary authority” has the meaning assigned to it under the Animals Act 1953 [Act 647]; “premises” includes any house, building, hut, shed, structure, platform, plant, licensed warehouse, container and land whether or not enclosed or built upon; “accepted veterinary management procedures” includes dehorning of cattle, nose roping of cattle, ear notching, ear tagging, clipping of furs, horns, tusks or nails, and making of marks on animals or any other procedures determined by the Board.
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).