Prohibition on breeding, etc., of vectors without Director-General’s permission
17.—(1)  No person shall breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors without the permission in writing of the Director-General.
(2)  An application for the Director-General’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 Director-General may require.
(3)  The Director-General may, in his discretion, refuse the application without assigning any reason.
(4)  The Director-General shall not grant his permission to any person to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors unless the Director-General 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 Director-General.
(5)  The Director-General may, in granting his permission to any person to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors, impose such conditions as the Director-General thinks fit.
(6)  The Director-General may, in his discretion, revoke his permission granted under this section at any time without assigning any reason.