Notice No. 1181
I hereby give notice that, pursuant to section 121 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, the Animal Welfare Institute of New Zealand (Inc) is declared, on the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette, to be an approved organisation under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Pursuant to section 122 (2) of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, I impose a condition that the Animal Welfare Institute of New Zealand (Inc) establish performance standards and technical standards for its inspectors and auxiliary officers (if any) and that these standards require my approval.
The standards are to be submitted to me for approval by the 30th day of March 2001.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of December 2000.
JIM SUTTON, Minister of Agriculture.