Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Items the Importation and Exportation of which are Restricted

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3 excluded (15.11.1996 with effect as mentioned in art. 4 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1996/2677, art. 4

This Schedule applies to the following items, namely:—

1 The meat and offal of any animal of the order Cetacea (whales, porpoises and dolphins) and any flour or meal made from such meat and offal.

2 Whalebone (if unworked or simply prepared), and hair and waste of whalebone.

3 The fat and oil of any animal of the order Cetacea (whether or not refined or modified), and spermaceti wax and ambergris.

4 The extracts and juices of the meat of any animal of the order Cetacea.

5 (1) Leather treated with the oil, whether or not refined or modified, of any member of the order Cetacea (hereinafter referred to as “cetacean oil”).

(2) Any furskin, or any part of a furskin (including the head, tail or paw), treated with cetacean oil.

(3) Articles made wholly or partly from leather treated with cetacean oil, being articles of any of the following kinds, namely: saddlery and harness for animals; trunks, suit-cases and other similar articles for the use of travellers; handbags, briefcases, wallets, purses, toilet cases, tool cases, tobacco pouches, sheaths, and other similar containers; articles of clothing; footwear, gaiters and other similar articles (including parts thereof).

(4) Anything made wholly or partly from furskin, treated with cetacean oil.

6 The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly or partly from any tusk of any of the following animals, namely—

(a) any animal of the family Elephantidae (elephants)

(b) any animal of the family Suidae (pigs)

(c) any animal of the species Monodon monoceros (narwhal)

(d) any animal of the species Odobenus rosmarus (walrus)

and powder and waste of any tusk of any of the animals referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of this paragraph.

7 The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly or partly therefrom, any tooth of any animal, and powder and waste of any tooth of any animal.

8 The whole or any part of the horns of any mammal to which Schedule 1 to this Act applies.

9 Any part of, or anything made wholly or partly from, any animal of the family Rhinocerotidae.

10 The stuffed head, or the skull (together with the skin covering it), of any mammal or reptile to which Schedule 1 to this Act applies.

11 (1) Any furskin, skin or hide of a defined animal, if raw, tanned or dressed.

(2) Any piece or cutting (including the head, tail and any paw) of any furskin, skin or hide of a defined animal.

(3) Any tanned or dressed furskin of a defined animal or defined animals which are assembled in plates, rectangles, crosses, trapeziums or otherwise.

(4) Anything made wholly or partly from the furskin of a defined animal (except where the furskin is trimming only).

(5) In this paragraph, defined animal means:

(a) any animal of the following families, namely—

• Felidae (cats) except Felis catus (domestic cat)

• Ursidae (bears);

(b) any animal of the following sub-families, namely—

• Hemigalinae (civets and palm civets)

• Lutrinae (otters)

• Paradoxurinae (palm civets)

• Viverrinae (linsangs, civets and genets);

(c) any animal of the genus Arctocephalus (fur seals);

(d) any animal of the following species, namely—

• Canis lupus (wolf)

• Colobus angolensis (Angolan colobus)

• Colobus guereza (guereza)

• Colobus polykomos (western black and white colobus, otherwise known as ursine colobus)

• Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyaena)

• [F1 Cystophora cristata (hooded seal)]

• Equus burchelli (Common or Burchell’s zebra)

• Equus grevyi (Grevy’s zebra)

• Equus zebra (mountain zebra)

• Hyaena brunnea (brown hyaena)

• Lama guanacoe (Guanaco)

• Mungos mungo (banded mongoose)

• [F1 Phoca (Pagophilus) groenlandica (harp seal)]

• Vicugna vicugna (vicuna)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by S.I. 1983/1609 art. 4 and S.I. 1985/1502 art. 2

12 (1) The whole or any part of any raw hide or skin (if fresh, salted, dried, pickled or limed and whether or not split) and the leather of any animal of the family Elephantidae (elephants) and sub-family Macropodinae (wallabies and kangaroos).

(2) Anything made wholly of partly from the hide, skin or leather of any animal of the family Elephantidae (elephants) and sub-family Macropodinae (wallabies and kangaroos).

13 The skin and scales of any animal of the family Manidae (pangolins).

14 (1) Hair, whether or not carded or combed, of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicuna).

(2) Yarn made wholly or partly of hair of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicuna).

(3) Fabric made wholly or partly of hair of any animal of the species Vicugna vicugna (vicuna) and any article made wholly or partly of any such fabric.

15 Musk derived from any animal of the genus Moschus (musk deer).

16 (1) The whole or any part of any raw hide or skin, (if fresh, salted, dried, pickled or limed and whether or not split) and the leather of any animal of the class Reptilia (reptiles).

(2) Anything made wholly or partly of the hide, skin or leather of any animal of the class Reptilia.

17 (1) The whole or any part of the bony shell and its covering scales, if unworked, simply prepared or polished, of any of the order Testudinata (turtles, tortoises and terrapins).

(2) Anything made wholly or partly from the bony shell, its covering scales and the claws, of any member of the family Cheloniidae (sea turtles).

18 (1) The meat and cartilage, including callipee and callipash, of any animal of the family Cheloniidae.

(2) Soup made from any animal of the family Cheloniidae.

19 Soup made from any animal of the species Chelydra serpentina (common snapping turtle).

20 (1) The whole shell of any animal of the species Papustyla pulcherrima, otherwise known as Papuina pulcherrima (green tree snail).

(2) The whole or any part of the skeleton of any animal of the order Antipatharia (black corals).

21 The casque (whether or not attached to the upper part of the bill) of any bird of the species Rhinoplax vigil (helmeted hornbill), or anything made wholly or partly therefrom.

22 (1) Plumage, that is to say, any feather or feathers, or any skin or any other part with any feathers on it, of any bird or birds, other than excepted plumage.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above, excepted plumage means:

(a) plumage which is that only of a bird of any of the following species, namely—

• Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant)

• Gallus gallus (red junglefowl and domestic fowl)

• Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant, otherwise known as ring-necked pheasant)

• Struthio camelus (ostrich);

(b) plumage which is that only of a bird of any domestic form of any of the following species, namely—

• Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck)

• Anser anser (domestic goose)

• Anser cygnoides (Chinese goose)

• Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)

• Columba livia (domestic pigeon)

• Meleagris gallopavo (turkey)

• Numida meleagris (Guineafowl);

(c) plumage which consists only of the down feathers of any adult female bird of the species Somateria mollissima (eider duck);

(d) plumage which consists only of the train feathers of any adult male bird of the species Pavo cristatus (Indian peacock);

(e) plumage none of which falls outside paragraphs (a) to (d) above.

23 Anything made wholly or partly of plumage (within the meaning of paragraph 23 above and subject to the exception there stated).

24 Any egg, whether whole or blown, of any bird other than

(a) a bird of any of the following species, namely—

• Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail)

• Gallus gallus (red junglefowl and domestic fowl)

(b) a bird of any domestic form of any of the following species, namely—

• Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck)

• Anser anser (domestic goose)

• Anser cygnoides (Chinese goose)

• Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)

• Meleagris gallopavo (turkey)

• Numida meliagris (Guineafowl).

25 The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly or partly from, the wings of any member of the following genera, namely—

OrnithopteraTrogonopteraTroides

Birdwing butterflies.

26 The stem of any plant of any of the families Cyatheaceae and Dicksoniaceae (tree ferns).

27 The roots of any plant of the species Panax quinquefolius, Saussurea lappa and Dioscorea deltoidea.

28 The wood of Araucaria araucana, Quercus copeyensis, Swietenia humilis, Basiloxylon excelsum and Guaiacum sanctum.

Note: In this Schedule, any common name which appears in brackets after a scientific name is included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the scientific name concerned is to be taken into account.