The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made: 14th November 2007

Laid before Parliament: 16th November 2007

Coming into force: 17th November 2007

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Title, application and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, apply in England and come into force on 17th November 2007.

Amendment of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006

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• (1) The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

• (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) In regulation 2, after paragraph (2) insert—

(3) In this regulation “pet” means any animal of a species listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003.

• (4) For the heading of Part 3 substitute— “ Third Country Imports ”.

• (5) After regulation 27 insert—

(27A) This Part shall apply in respect of any animal, semen, ovum or embryo exported other than to a member State. (27B) (1) A person must not export any animal, semen, ovum or embryo to a third country unless it complies with the relevant provisions of the instrument listed in Schedule 8A. (2) If an inspector has reasonable cause to suspect that a person intends to export any animal, semen, ovum or embryo in contravention of this regulation he may by notice served on that person, his representative or the person appearing to him to be in charge of the animal, semen, ovum or embryo, prohibit that export and require the person on whom the notice is served to take the animal, semen, ovum or embryo to such places as may be specified in the notice and to take such further action in relation to it as may be specified in the notice. (3) If a notice served under paragraph (2) is not complied with, an inspector may seize any animal, semen, ovum or embryo to which it relates and arrange for the requirements of the notice to be complied with.

• (6) At the end of Part I of Schedule 3, insert—

(16) Instrument: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (OJ No. L283, 27.10.2007, p. 37). Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 7(1), 7(2), 7(4), 8(1), 8(3), 8(4)(a) and (b), 8(6) and 9, and Annex III.

• (7) For the heading of Schedule 7 substitute— “ Community legislation in relation to imports from third countries ”.

• (8) After Schedule 8 insert—

SCHEDULE 8A (1) Instrument: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1266/2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (OJ No. L283, 27.10.2007, p. 37). Relevant provisions in that instrument: Articles 7(1), 7(2), 7(4), 8(1), 8(3), 8(4)(a) and (b), 8(6) and 9, and Annex III.

Signed

Jeff Rooker — Minister of State — 2007-11-14

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: SI 1972/1811.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: SI 2006/1471 as last amended by SI 2007/1621.

Editorial notes

[^c18996551]: SI 1972/1811.

[^c18996561]: 1972 c. 68.

[^c18996571]: SI 2006/1471 as last amended by SI 2007/1621.

[^key-f27a00a8afe765009df279df23407336]: Reg. 2(2) revoked (15.1.2009) by The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3203), regs. 1(c), 3