http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/section/39/1991-02-01Animal Health Act 1981An Act to consolidate the Diseases of Animals Act 1935, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, the Ponies Act 1969, the Rabies Act 1974, the Diseases of Animals Act 1975, and certain related enactments.1981-08-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-071991-02-01 Part III Welfare and Export Export Export of animals generally.391The Ministers may by order provide in the interests of animal welfare for regulating the exportation from Great Britain of animals, and in particular—afor prohibiting exportation without such certificate or licence as may be prescribed by the order; andbas to the circumstances in which and conditions on which a certificate or licence may be obtained.2Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, an order under this section may include provision for requiring persons proposing to export animals from Great Britain to furnish information about—athe intended ultimate destination of the animals;bthe arrangements for conveying them to that destination; andcany other matters which may be specified in the order.
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