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CAT ACT 2011 - SECT 4

4 .         Term used: owner

        (1)         In this Act —

        owner , in relation to a cat, means any of these persons —

            (a)         in the case of a cat that is registered, the registered owner of the cat; or

            (b)         in the case of a cat that is not registered, a person who, or an owner of a business or organisation that, ordinarily keeps and cares for the cat; or

            (c)         if a person referred to in paragraph (b) is a child under 18 years of age, that child’s parent or guardian.

        (2)         In the case of a cat that is not registered, but is microchipped, a person whose name is recorded as the owner of the cat in a microchip database is to be taken, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be a person who ordinarily keeps and cares for the cat.



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