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| (1) No person shall after the date of the coming into force of this section, have in his possession or custody or under his control, any animal in excess of the prescribed number, except under the authority and in accordance with the conditions of a permit issued in the prescribed form, by the Director on payment of the prescribed fee : | | |
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| (2) The Director or any prescribed officer shall have the power to-
| | | (a) enter, inspect and search any premises on which any animal is being kept under the authority of a permit issued under subsection(1) and satisfy himself that the conditions of the permit are being complied with ; |
| (b)seize any animal found in such premises, in contravention of the provisions of the ' 'permit issued under subsection (1). |
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| (3) The Director may order the confiscation of any animal seized under subsection (2) after such inquiry as he may deem necessary Any person aggrieved by the order of the Director may within fourteen days of the confiscation, give notice in writing to the Director that he intends to institute action in the appropriate court against such confiscation. | | |
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| (4) No order of confiscation made under subsection (3) shall take effect until the expiry of a period of fourteen days from the date of such order, or where an action has been instituted in respect of such order, until the final determination of such action by court.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts