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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011

Welsh Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 2379 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
28 September 2011
In force from
19 October 2011
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under
In accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973, Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 2 to, the 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 revoke and replace the eight sets of Regulations specified in regulation 43. They establish a system for trade between member States in live animals and genetic material (Part 2) and for the importation of live animals, genetic material and products of animal origin from outside the European Union (Part 3). The European Union legislation required to be complied with before animals or goods can be released from control at the port of importation (the “border inspection post”) is listed in Schedule 1. As before, the Welsh Ministers are empowered (in Part 4) to prohibit importation into Wales of any animal or product in the event of a disease outbreak outside the United Kingdom. The Regulations are enforced by the Welsh Ministers, port health authorities, local authorities and the United Kingdom Border Agency in the circumstances set out in regulation 32. The Regulations establish various offences, punishable on summary conviction by a fine up to the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment by an unlimited fine (or in the case of disclosure relating to customs information imprisonment for up to three months). A 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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