INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK RELEVANT TO ANIMAL HEALTH
INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
Does the law provide for mandatory coordination among authorities involved in decision-making processes?
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Does the law identify the cases and matters for which institutional coordination is mandatory?
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Section 50 (extract) -
(1) The Minister may, in respect of the notification of diseases, make regulations as to-
(a) co-ordination in the notification of diseases of zoonotic origin to the relevant veterinary authority; (...)
Section 63 -
(1) There shall be between the Ministry and the Department of Veterinary Services a system of reciprocal notification as to outbreaks or threatened outbreaks of diseases liable to affect both man and animals, and of consultation as to the making of regulations or the taking of measures in connection therewith.
(2) Whenever under this Act it is necessary to determine the presence or absence of disease in any live animal otherwise than by the bacteriological examination of secretions, discharges or other material, only the certificate of an approved veterinary surgeon shall be evidence.
Does the law define procedures and/or mechanisms through which coordination can be achieved?
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Does the law ensure there is no duplication/overlap of institutional coordinating bodies?
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Do coordination mechanisms include subsidiary entities (i.e. coordination mechanisms at the local level)?
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