Animal Products Act 1999

Export of animal material and products

50: Director-General may exempt certain consignments, animal material or animal products, or persons

You could also call this:

"The boss of animal products can let some animal things or people not follow all the rules."

The Director-General can exempt certain animal material or products from some rules when they are being exported. You might get an exemption if the material or product is for research, a trade sample, or your personal use. The Director-General can also exempt material or products that are allowed to be exempt under the regulations or an Order in Council made under section 9. The Director-General makes this decision by giving a notice under section 167(1).

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49: Registration of exporters of non-edible, etc, material or products may be required by Order in Council, or

"Some exporters of non-food animal products might need to register with the government."

51: Duties of exporters, or

"What exporters of animal products must do to follow the rules"

Part 5Export of animal material and products

50Director-General may exempt certain consignments, animal material or animal products, or persons

The Director-General may, by notice under section 167(1), exempt from all or any of the requirements of this Part any particular consignment or animal material or product or person, or class of consignments or animal material or products or persons, if the Director-General is satisfied that the consignment or animal material or product to be exported is—
to be used for the purposes of research or development; or
to be used as a trade sample or otherwise to assess any overseas market for the initial development of that market; or
for the personal use or other non-commercial use of the person travelling with the consignment; or
of a kind that the regulations permit, or an Order in Council made under section 9 permits, to be exempted under this section.

Repealed

Notes

Section 50 heading: amended, on 2 March 2018, by section 101(1) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
Section 50(1): amended, on 2 March 2018, by section 101(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
Section 50(1)(d): replaced, on 2 March 2018, by section 101(3) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
Section 50(2): repealed, on 2 March 2018, by section 101(4) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).