UK Offence Report

Bovine Embryo Collection, Production and Transplantation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1996 No. 389 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
21 August 1996
In force from
2 October 1996
Extent
Not stated
Subject
TV licensing, fare evasion and school attendance
Made under
Order 1975 and section 2(1) of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement as respects Northern Ireland— Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (O.J. No. L302, 19.10.89, p. 1); Council Directive 93/52/EEC (O.J. No. L175, 19.7.93, p. 21) which amended Directive 89/556/EEC; and Commission Decision 94/113/EEC (O.J. No. L53, 24.2.94, p. 23) which further amended Directive 89/556/EEC. The Regulations— a provide for the licensing of bovine embryo collection teams, production teams and transplantation teams (Regulations 5, 7 and 14 and Schedules 1, 2 and 6); b specify conditions to be complied with for the collection and production of bovine embryos (Regulations 6 and 8 and Schedules 3, 4, 5 and 7); c provide for the approval of stores for bovine embryos and specify the conditions to be complied with in relation to their storage (Regulations 9 to 12); d specify the conditions to be complied with in relation to the transport and transplantation of bovine embryos (Regulations 13 and 15 and Schedule 8); e require the use of anaesthetics in relation to the collection or transplantation of bovine embryos (regulation 16); f require records to be kept in relation to bovine embryos (Regulations 17 and 18); and g make transitional provisions (regulation 19) and specify a revocation (regulation 20). Any person who fails to comply with any condition subject to which a licence under these Regulations is granted, who contravenes any provision of these Regulations (other than regulation 16) or knowingly or recklessly makes a statement false in a material particular for the purposes of obtaining a licence under these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. Any person who contravenes regulation 16 shall be guilty of an offence under section 2 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2,500) or to both.

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