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The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2002

UK Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
4 January 2002
In force from
4 January 2002
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under
European Communities Act 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, which extend to England, implement Commission Decision of 2001/938/EC (amending for the fifth time Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom , OJ No. L345, 29.12.2001, p. 99). They revoke and replace the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 14) Regulations 2001 (S. I. 2001/4046). They regulate— the importation of live animals (regulation 4 and Schedule 1) and export of live animals (regulation 5) the export of fresh meat (including minced meat and meat preparations) from bovine, ovine caprine and porcine animals, and provide that meat from porcine animals from certain counties (including animals raised in some counties in Scotland and Wales) can be exported subject to conditions (regulation 6 and Schedule 2) the export of meat products, milk, milk preparations (regulations 7, 8 and 9) the export of semen, ova or embryos of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates (regulation 10), hides and skins (regulation 11) and various animal products (regulation 12) the export of equidae (regulation 16). They create an offence of offering to export anything which it is prohibited to export under the Regulations (regulation 17). They provide powers for enforcement, and powers for officers of HM Customs and Excise (regulations 18, 19 and 20) and create an offence of obstruction (regulation 23). Breach of the Regulations is an offence. In the case of obstruction, the maximum penalty on summary conviction is a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both. A person guilty of any other offence under these Regulations is liable— a on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both; b on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. The Regulations are enforced by the Secretary of State or the local authority (regulation 28). A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations.

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