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DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958 - SECT 46

Proceedings in court of summary jurisdiction.

46.(1) If any person is guilty of an offence against this Act, he shall for
every such offence be liable

(a) to a fine not exceeding [#500]; or

(b)if the offence is committed with respect to more than five animals or
birds, to a fine not exceeding [#100] for each animal or bird; or

(c)where the offence is committed in relation to carcases, [or other inanimate
things], to a fine not exceeding [#500] together with a further fine not
exceeding [#100] in respect of every [508 kilogrammes] in weight thereof after
[the first 508 kilogrammes].

(2) Where a person has been convicted of an offence under any paragraph of
sub-section (1) of section forty-five he shall be liable, on a further
conviction within a period of twelve months for a second or subsequent offence
against the same paragraph, in the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding one month in lieu of the fine to which he is liable
under sub-section (1) of this section.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under sub-section (2) of section forty-five
shall be liable on conviction, in the discretion of the court, to be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding two months in lieu of the fine to which
he is liable under sub-section (1) of this section.

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