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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2012 No. 198 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
20 June 2012
In force from
1 July 2012
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under
Animal Health Act 1981, European Communities Act 1972, S.S.I. 2012/177, Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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

This Order corrects errors in the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012. Article 2(2) clarifies that disposal of products under regulation 23(3)(b) must be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (known as the animal by-products Regulation). Article 2(3)(a), (b) and (c)(i) makes breach of regulation 6(6) an offence out with the “reasonable excuse” defence in regulation 33. Article 2(3)(c)(ii) corrects an error in a cross-reference in the table in regulation 33. Article 2(3)(c)(iii) and (4) makes an adjustment to the description of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2. Article 3 amends the Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2008. New article 18A prohibits the export to a third country any animal, semen, ovum or embryo that does not comply with 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. Article 18A(4) declares that contravention of this prohibition is an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981, as is failure to comply with a notice served by an inspector under new article 18A(2). A business and regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no new impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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