I move amendment No. 2:—
In page 3, Section 5 (1), line 43, to insert the words "after making such inquiries as he considers necessary" before the words "is satisfied".
We had a discussion on this on the Committee Stage. Section 5 deals with the use of ground as a place of burial. The idea of this section is to amend the principal Act, because under the principal Act there is no power to take a place for the burial of animals except the land owned by the owner of the cattle. This section was put in, first of all, in order to enable the inspector to dispose of the cattle where no such ground was suitable. The principle of that has already been accepted on Committee Stage, and I need not go back over it. In some discussion during the Committee Stage it was urged that the inspector should make every possible endeavour to use the owner's land before he would go into another man's land. Both Deputy Hughes and I have made an attempt to ensure that. My amendment says that the veterinary inspector, "after making such inquiries as he considers necessary", must be satisfied. Deputy Hughes' amendment suggests the words "after inspection by himself or on his behalf". There is not a lot between them. The only thing I can plead in favour of my amendment is that at least it has had the benefit of having been looked over by the lawyers, the draftsmen and so on, who have brought it into conformity with the usual legislation on this point. I think the amendment which I have proposed should cover the point, because he must at least make the inquiries that he considers necessary before deciding that it is not possible to have the animals buried on the land of the person concerned, and that he must go outside that land.