LegalizeThe Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Made: at 9.47 a.m. on 31st August 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: at 2.15 p.m. on 31st August 2022
Coming into force: 1st October 2022
In accordance with Article 39(7) of that Regulation they have consulted such bodies or persons as appear to them to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, and such other bodies or persons as they considered appropriate.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 October 2022.
Amendment of Annex 4 to Regulation (EU) 576/2013
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In point 2A of Annex 4 (validity requirements for the rabies antibody titration test) to Regulation 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals[^f00002] for “1 October 2022” substitute “1 April 2023”.
Signed
MAIRI GOUGEON — A member of the Scottish Government — At 9.47 a.m. on 31st August 2022
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend Annex 4 to Regulation (EU) 2013/576 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals, which sets out the validity requirements for rabies antibody titration tests on pet dogs, cats and ferrets moved into Great Britain. The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 amended those requirements in relation to Scotland to allow, until 1 October 2022, an alternative rabies antibody titration test administered by the Scottish Ministers. These Regulations further amend those requirements to allow the alternative test to be administered until 1 April 2023.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: EUR 2013/576. Article 38 was amended and Article 39 substituted by S.I. 2020/1463. The Scottish Ministers are the appropriate authority in relation to Scotland by virtue of Article 3A(1).
[^f00002]: Point 2A was inserted by S.S.I. 2022/131.
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