Government Gazette REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Vol. 444 Cape Town 3 June 2002 No. 23479 THE PRESIDENCY No. 769 3 June 2002 It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act, which is hereby published for general information:– No. 6 of 2002: Animal Identification Act, 2002 AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-123-22 Prevention is the cure Z No. 23319 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 3 JUNE 2002 Act No. 6, 2002 ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION ACT. 2002 (English text signed by the President.} (Assented to 29 May 2002.) ACT To consolidate the law relating to the identification of animals and to provide for incidental matters. B E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:- Definitions 1. In this Act. unless the context indicates otherwise- “animal” means any animal declared by the Minister in terms of section 2; 5 “authorised person” means any person, other than an officer. who has been authorised by the registrar under section 3(3) to carry out a specific function in terms of...