Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 3247

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1993

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1993 No. 3247

AGRICULTURE

The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1993

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated^[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^[2] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), hereby make the following Regulations:

Title, commencement, interpretation and extent
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st January 1994.

    (2)  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any expressions used have the meaning they bear in Council Directive 90/425/EEC concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the single market^[3] and Council Directive 91/496/EEC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries^[4], both of which have been amended in accordance with Schedule 1;

"border inspection post" means a place specified in Schedule 2;


"Divisional Veterinary Officer" means the veterinary inspector appointed for the time being by the Minister to receive information about the anticipated date of arrival of imported animals or animal products for the area in which the place of destination in Great Britain is situated;


"import" means import into Great Britain;


"inspector" means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Minister or a local authority, and when used in relation to a person so appointed by the Minister, includes a veterinary inspector;


"local authority" means—


in England and Wales, as respects each London borough (except in relation to imported live animals), metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county, the council of that borough, district or county;


as respects the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported live animals, the Common Council;


in Scotland, the regional or islands council;


"Minister" means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;


"place of destination" means the address or addresses to which the consignment is consigned by the consignor;


"veterinary inspector" means a person appointed as a veterinary inspector by the Minister.

    (3)  Any reference in these Regulations to a Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.

    (4)  Any reference in these Regulations to a directive is to that directive as amended.

    (5)  All notices served under these Regulations shall be in writing and may be made subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.

    (6)  These Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.

Exception
    2.    These Regulations shall not apply to veterinary checks on movements of pets (other than equidae) accompanied by and under the responsibility of a natural person, where such movements are not the subject of a commercial transaction.

Enforcement
    3.—(1)  Except where otherwise expressly provided, these Regulations shall be executed and enforced by the local authority.

    (2)  The Minister may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that any duty imposed on a local authority under paragraph (1) above shall be discharged by the Minister and not by the local authority.

[1] S.I. 1972/1811. back

[2] 1972 c. 68. back

[3] OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p.29 as read with the provisions listed in Schedule 1. back

[4] OJ No. L268, 24.9.91, p.56 as read with the provisions listed in Schedule 1. back

Explanatory Note