Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)

24. Keeping and production of documents
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(1)A copy of any permit, authority, order or other document which has been issued, granted, served or given to a person by the director under this Act and, in the case of an order, the prescribed documents which shall be obtained in connection with the serving thereof, as well as any application, correspondence or other document submitted to the director and arising from the administration and application of this Act, shall be stored safely by him for the periods which are fixed in respect thereof by or pursuant to any provision of the Archives Act, 1962 (Act No. 6 of 1962).

 

(2)Any person of whom it is required under this Act to have a permit, authority or other document, or to whom a permit, authority, order, certificate or other document has been issued, granted, served or given in terms of this Act, shall, on request, immediately produce the permit, authority, order, certificate or document concerned to the director or an authorized person or a customs officer.

 

(3)Any permit, authority, order, certificate or other document which was issued, granted or given to or served on a person by the director under this Act shall, for the duration of the validity thereof, be kept safely by the person in whose favour it was issued, granted, or given, or on whom it was served.

 

(4)Any certificate or other document which purports to indicate that any act which is to be performed in terms of this Act in relation to any controlled animal or thing, or land, or any other thing which is specified on such certificate or document, was actually performed, shall be kept safely for the period of validity thereof by the person of whom it is in terms of this Act required to have such document in his possession.