2002
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

(8) The registration of any acclimatization society effected under the regulations hereby revoked and in force upon the coming into operation of these regulations shall enure as if it had been effected under these regulations.

17. If at any time it is made to appear that a registered acclimatization society has ceased to exist, or has failed to carry out the objects for which it was formed, the Minister may publish a notice in the Gazette cancelling the registration of the society, and thereupon the society shall be dissolved.

HOMING-PIGEONS.

18. (1) Any person, being the owner of any homing-pigeons, may make application, in the form No. 12 in the Schedule hereto, to the Chief Postmaster of the postal district in which he resides to be registered as owner of such pigeons for the year ending 31st December then next following. Every application shall be accompanied by a fee of 1s.

(2) Any such registration effected under any regulations hereby revoked shall enure as if it had been effected under this regulation on the day of the coming into operation thereof.

(3) Each Chief Postmaster shall keep a register for the purposes aforesaid in the form No. 13 in the Schedule hereto.

(4) Every Chief Postmaster, on receiving an application in proper form, together with the required fee, shall enter or cause to be entered therein all necessary particulars in the register, and shall issue a receipt to the applicant in the form No. 14 in the Schedule hereto.

(5) All fees payable under this regulation shall be paid into and credited to the Post Office Account.

FORFEITURE AND DISPOSAL OF GAME, ETC.

19. (1) Any imported game or native game, or any absolutely protected animal which has been unlawfully taken or killed and anything lawfully seized as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section 36 of the Act are hereby declared to be forfeited to His Majesty.

(2) It shall be the duty of every ranger or constable who has seized any such game, animals, or other things as aforesaid, or into whose possession they have come, to forward immediate notification thereof to the Minister who, either on the conviction of any person for unlawfully taking or killing any such game or animals or for illegally taking, having in possession, or using such other things contrary to the provisions of the Act, or if no such person can be traced, shall, in order to give effect to such forfeiture as aforesaid, give such orders for the disposal of such game, animals, or other things as aforesaid as he thinks fit, and such orders shall immediately on receipt thereof be carried out by the person to whom they are given.

(3) All moneys derived from the disposal of anything sold pursuant to this regulation shall be paid into the Public Account, and, after deducting all expenses, shall be paid over to the registered acclimatization society in whose district the seizure was made.

PENALTY.

20. (1) If any person commits a breach of any of these regulations he shall, except where a penalty is otherwise provided, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £20.

(2) If any person so convicted is the holder of a license of any kind issued under these regulations it shall be lawful for the Minister at any time thereafter, without prejudice to the power of the Court under Regulation 5 hereof, by notice under his hand served upon such person or published in the Gazette, to revoke such license, and such revocation shall take effect from the time of such service or revocation as the case may be.

SCHEDULE.

[Form No. 1.

LICENSE TO TAKE OR KILL IMPORTED GAME AND NATIVE GAME.

, of , having this day paid the sum of one pound (£1), is hereby authorized to take or kill within the Acclimatization District of from the day of , 19 , to the day of , 19 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22.

This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game or native game on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.

Dated at this day of , 19 .
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[Form No. 2.

LICENSE TO TAKE OR KILL IMPORTED GAME.

, of , having this day paid the sum of one pound (£1), is hereby authorized to take or kill within the Acclimatization District of from the day of , 19 , to the day of , 19 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22.

This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.

Dated at this day of , 19 .
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[Form No. 3.

LICENSE TO TAKE OR KILL NATIVE GAME.

, of , having this day paid the sum of ten shillings (10s.), is hereby authorized to take or kill within the acclimatization district of from the day of , 19 , to the day of , 19 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22.

This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take or kill native game on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.

Dated at this day of , 19 .
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[Form No. 4.

REGISTER OF IMPORTED OR NATIVE GAME DEPOSITED IN A FREEZING OR COOL CHAMBER.

Certified correct.

[Signature.]

[Form No 5.

TAXIDERMIST'S LICENSE.

[Name in full], [Address], having this day paid the sum of one pound (£1), is hereby authorized to carry on business as a taxidermist at [Describe place of business], from the day of , 19 , to the day of , 19 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, and the regulations made thereunder.

Dated at this day of , 19 .

[Signature.]

Under-Secretary, Internal Affairs Department.

[Form No. 6.

APPLICATION FOR TAXIDERMIST'S LICENSE UNDER THE ANIMALS PROTECTION AND GAME ACT, 1921–22.

In pursuance of the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, and the regulations made thereunder, I, [Name in full and address], hereby make application on my own behalf [or on behalf of the firm of , of which I am a member; or on behalf of [Name of registered company], whose written authority authorizing me to apply for and hold a license under the said Act is hereto annexed, marked “A”] for a license to carry on business as a taxidermist.

My place of business is [State full particulars as to place or places of business].

Dated at this day of , 19 .

[Signature of Applicant.]