No. S 366
Animals and Birds Act
Chapter 7
Animals and Birds (Veterinary Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1996
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 65 and 70 of the Animals and Birds Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Veterinary Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1996.
2.  The Schedule to the Animals and Birds (Veterinary Fees) Rules (R 8) is amended —
(a)by deleting item (7)(b) and substituting the following item:
(b)quality control test —
(i)identity test
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$510 per test;
(ii)sterility test
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$62 per test;
(iii)purity test using embryonated eggs
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$118 per test;
(iv)purity test using tissue culture
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$225 per test;
(v)safety test using poultry
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$332 per test;
(vi)safety test using laboratory animals
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$166 per test;
(vii)safety test using pigs
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$740 per test;
(viii)potency test using poultry or laboratory animals
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$420 per test;
(ix)potency test using pigs
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$1,590 per test;
(x)vaccine titration using embryonated eggs
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$83 per test;
(xi)vaccine titration using tissue culture
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$206 per test.”;
(b)by deleting item (8) and substituting the following item:
(8)  Post mortem examination of —
(a)pigs, sheep and goats
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$88 per animal;
(b)birds, fish, prawns, rabbits, guinea-pigs or other small laboratory type animals
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$74 per batch;
(c)cats or dogs
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$88 per animal;
(d)all other species
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(i)$95 per animal (up to 100 kg);
 
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(ii)$248 per animal (above 100 kg).”;
(c)by deleting “$22.50” in item (9)(b)(i) and substituting “$25”;
(d)by deleting “$90” in item (9)(b)(ii) and substituting “$106”;
(e)by deleting “$20” in item (9)(c) and substituting “$24”;
(f)by deleting “$35” in item (9)(d) and substituting “$42”;
(g)by deleting “$35” in item (9)(h) and substituting “$40”;
(h)by deleting item (9)(i) and substituting the following item:
(i)serological examination (avian and livestock):
(i)using agglutination, precipitation or haemagglutination inhibition test
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$35 per batch of 10 samples or part thereof;
(ii)using complement fixation test or ELISA
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$83 per batch of 10 samples or part thereof;
(iii)using serum neutralisation test
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$55 per test;
(iv)using serum neutralisation in embryonated eggs
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$117 per test;”;
(i)by deleting “$30” in item (9)(j) and substituting “$35”; and
(j)by deleting “$21” in item (9)(k) and substituting “$25”.
[G.N. Nos. S 356/94; S 476/94”;”;”;]
Made this 15th day of August 1996.
LAM CHUAN LEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 202/1-41 Vol. 16; AG/SL/11/91 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 70(5) of the Animals and Birds Act).