Complaints against animal breeders ' societies and registering authorities — ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT ACT 62 OF 1998

22 Complaints against animal breeders ' societies and registering authorities (1) If a complaint is lodged with the Minister that an animal breeders ' society or a registering authority has not properly attained or is unlikely properly to attain the objectives for which a registration certificate has been issued , he or she may refer such complaint for inquiry to a committee consisting of three members , w ho in the opinion of the Minister , have expert knowledge of the subject of the complaint and who are appointed by the Minister , one of whom he or she shall designate as the chairperson of such committee . The Minister shall at least one month prior to the commencement of such inquiry notify such animal breeders ' society or registering authority in writing of the act or omission which is to be the subject of the inquiry and of the date on which the inquiry shall commence , and such animal breeders ' society or registering authority shall be entitled to be represented at such inquiry by legal representation . The provisions of section 23 (4) , (5) , (6) , (7) and (8) shall mutatis mutandis apply with reference to an inquiry referred to in subsection (1) . If the committee referred to in subsection (1) finds that the animal breeders ' society or registering authority concerned has not properly attained or is unlikely properly to attain the objectives specified in subsection (1) , the Minister may cancel the registration of the animal breeders ' society or registering authority or suspend it for the period determined by him or her , w hereupon the powers of the animal breeders ' society or registering authority shall for the period of suspension or , in the case of the cancellation of the registration , respectively vest temporarily in the registering authority concerned or permanently in another registering authority determined by the Minister , as the case may be . When an animal breeders ' society or a registering authority voluntarily decides to dissolve in accordance with its constitution or when the registration of an animal breeders ' society or registering authority is cancelled in terms of subsection (4) , such animal breeders ' society or registering authority shall be dissolved , and as from the date of such cancellation all the remaining assets , liabilities , rights and obligations of such animal breeders ' society or registering authority shall devolve as may be determined in the constitution of the said animal breeders ' society or the registering authority concerned . (a) The registrar shall give notice in the Gazette of the cancellation in terms of subsection (4) of the registration of an animal breeders ' society or registering authority . (b) The registrar shall delete the name of such animal breeders ' society or registering authority from the register . (c) The registrar shall notify the Registrar of Companies of such cancellation w hereupon the Registrar of Companies shall delete the name of such animal breeders ' society or registering authority from the Register of Companies . Any member of the committee referred to in subsection (1) who is not in the full -time employment of the State , may be paid such allowances as the Minister may with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance determine .

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