Merchant Shipping (Transit of Cattle by Sea) Rules

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4 Protection of cattle and livestock

5 Fittings to be fenced off

6 Treatment of livestock

7 Destruction of injured animal

9 Stacking of pig baskets

10 Carriage of poultry

11 Cattle to be carried in proper manner

12 Cattle not to be carried on hatch

14 Cattle to be secured

15 Construction of pens

17 Accessibility of pens

19 Passengers on board steamer carrying cattle

21 Special pens or boxes

22 Carriage within port limits

23 Carriage beyond port limits

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Merchant Shipping Act

(Chapter 179, Section 237)

Merchant Shipping (Transit of Cattle by Sea) Rules

R 3

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[4th November 1927]

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Transit of Cattle by Sea) Rules.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“master” includes the person in charge of a vessel;

“tongkang” includes any boat, barge, lighter, or other vessel, propelled by oars only or by sail only or by oars and sail;

“vessel” includes steamers, sailing vessels and tongkangs;

“cattle” includes horned cattle, deer, horses, ponies, mules and asses.

(2) For the purposes of these Rules, 3 pigs (not being enclosed in baskets) or 4 sheep or 4 goats shall be deemed to be equivalent to one head of cattle.

[G.N. No. 2004/27]

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