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Power to order castration of bulls.— (1) A Livestock Officer may, by notice served in the prescribed manner, require that any bull, which has attained the prescribed age at the date when the notice is served and in respect of which no licence is for the time being in force under this Act, shall be castrated in the prescribed manner within one month after the notice takes effect. Such castration shall, if the owner or other person who keeps the bull requires, be performed or caused to be performed by the Livestock Officer, free of charge. (2) For the purposes of this section, a notice shall be served on the owner of the bull or any other person who keeps the bull.