Prohibition on breeding, etc., of vectors without Director‑General’s permission
16.—(1) A person must not breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors without the written permission of the Director‑General.
(2) An application for the Director-General’s permission to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors must be made in such form and must state such particulars as the Director‑General may require.
(3) The Director-General may refuse the application without giving any reason.
(4) The Director-General must not grant 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)
a scientific purpose;
(b)
purposes of education or research; or
(c)
any other purpose that is acceptable to the Director‑General.
(5) The Director-General may, in granting permission to any person to breed, keep, collect, distribute, sell, import or export any vectors, impose any conditions that the Director‑General thinks fit.
(6) The Director-General may revoke his or her permission granted under this section at any time without giving any reason.