The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Import procedure for a captive bird

16.—(1) A person shall not import a captive bird into Northern Ireland unless—

(a) he has given notice of his intention to do so in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004;

(b) all the checks required under Council Directive 91/496/EEC have been carried out in relation to that captive bird at a border inspection post and it is accompanied by the certificate of examination and the authenticated copy of the original health certificate issued at the border inspection post under Article 7(1) of that Directive; and

(c) it is accompanied by the original animal health certificate issued in accordance with Article 2(2) of Commission Decision 2000/666 EC.

(2) The importer or his agent shall at the expense of the importer ensure that—

(a) the captive bird is conveyed from the border inspection post referred to in paragraph (1) to an approved quarantine centre or approved quarantine facility as provided for in Articles 2(4) and 3(1) and (2) of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC; and

(b) the captive bird is placed and remains in quarantine at that approved quarantine centre or approved quarantine facility in accordance with Articles 3(3) and (5), 4, 5 and 6 of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC and regulation 17.

(3) Without prejudice to regulation 17(7), a person shall not remove a captive bird from a border inspection post or a quarantine centre unless the common veterinary entry document has been completed in accordance with Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 indicating that all necessary veterinary checks have been carried out to the satisfaction of an inspector.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the person in charge of a captive bird imported from a third country shall ensure that it is conveyed to its place of destination without delay and that the original of the common veterinary entry document accompanies it to its place of destination in accordance with Article 3(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004.

(5) A person shall not remove any bird from Customs temporary storage arrangements—

(a) unless the common veterinary entry document has been produced in accordance with Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 to an officer of Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise and the removal has been authorised by that officer;

(b) to any place other than the place of destination specified in the common veterinary entry document, unless he has been required to remove it to another place by means of a notice served on him by an inspector.

(6) Where a check at a border inspection post involves the taking of a sample for testing and the test result is not immediately available, a veterinary inspector may, by notice served on the owner or the person appearing to him to be in charge of a captive bird, permit the owner or person so served to move the captive bird from the border inspection post, and require that owner or person to keep the captive bird in accordance with such conditions as may be specified in the notice until the test results are available; and if the test reveals that the captive bird does not comply with the provisions of Article 5 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC then the provisions of regulation 13 shall apply.

(7) In the event of a notice served under paragraph (6) not being complied with an inspector may seize any captive bird to which it relates, and arrange for the requirements of the notice to be complied with.