Prohibition on breeding, etc., of vectors without Commissioner’s permission
17.—(1) No person shall breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors without the permission in writing of the Commissioner.
(2) An application for the Commissioner’s permission to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors shall be made in such form and shall state such particulars as the Commissioner may require.
(3) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, refuse the application without assigning any reason.
(4) The Commissioner shall not grant his permission to any person to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the application has been made for a scientific purpose or for purposes of education or research or for such other purpose as may be acceptable to the Commissioner.
(5) The Commissioner may, in granting his permission to any person to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors, impose such conditions as the Commissioner thinks fit.
(6) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, revoke his permission granted under this section at any time without assigning any reason.