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Shire of Christmas Island;
  "district" means the district of the local government;
  "identified cat" means a cat, which is identified under clause 2.1(2);
  "keeper" in relation to a cat means each of the following persons —
       (a)  the owner of the cat;
       (b)  a person by whom the cat is ordinarily kept;
       (c)  a person who has or appears to have immediate custody or control of the cat;
       (d)  a person who keeps the cat, or has the cat in her or his possession for the time being;
       (e)  a person who occupies any premises in which a cat is ordinarily kept or ordinarily permitted to live;
       (f)  a permit holder or the holder of an exemption issued in relation to a cat;
  "local government" means the Shire of Christmas Island;
  "Minister" means the Minister for Territories and Local Government;
  "neutering" means, castration (removal of the testes) and salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes), called "neutering" or "spaying" when applied to cats, used to reduce or eliminate sexual behaviour and to prevent conception;
  "permit" means a permit issued by the local government in relation to the keeping of a cat;
  "permit holder" means a person who holds a valid permit issued under this local law;
  "premises" includes:
       (a)  any land and any improvements; and
       (b)  any part of any building in separate ownership or separate occupation, or any unit, flat, townhouse, duplex or apartment;
  "public place" means any place to which the public has access, and includes a place that is on private property, which the public is allowed to use;
  "unidentified cat" means a cat, which is not identified under clause 2.1(2);
  "universal mark of de-sexing via neutering" means the standard symbol, represented in Schedule 3, recognised throughout Australia as the indicator that a cat has been neutered;
  "veterinary surgeon" means a veterinary surgeon registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960 (WA)(CI); and
  "zoning" means a zoning under the local planning scheme of the local government made under the Planning and Development Act 2005(WA)(CI);

Repeal
1.5 The Shire of Christmas Island Cats Local Law 2010as published in the Territory of Christmas Island Gazette on 30 September 2010 is repealed.

PART 2.-.IDENTIFYING CATS

Keeper of a cat shall identify it
2.1 (1)  The keeper of a cat shall identify the cat.
 (2) A cat will be taken to be identified if the cat has –
       (a)  a collar around its neck and the collar, or a tag securely attached to the collar, that is marked with information that may be used to obtain the current address or telephone number of a keeper of the cat; and
       (b)  a microchip implanted in its body containing information that may be