35.—(1) These Regulations shall apply to a captive bird which has been lawfully imported pursuant to the Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979 M1 at the date of the making of these Regulations as if the bird had been imported and, if it is in quarantine, placed in quarantine, in accordance with Part IV of these Regulations, and as if regulation 16(4) had no effect.
(2) Part IV of Schedule 8 has effect in relation to any quarantine centre or quarantine facility in respect of which, at the date on which these Regulations come into force, a written approval as such for the purposes of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC has been granted by the Secretary of State and has not expired or been withdrawn by him.
(3) To the extent specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 9, and subject to paragraph (1), the provisions of the legislation listed in Schedule 9 shall not apply to—
(a)imports from another member State of animals and animal products to which an instrument in Part I of Schedule 3 applies; or
(b)imports of an animal to which an instrument in Schedule 7 applies from a country subject to that instrument.
Marginal Citations
M1SI 1979/1702, as amended by SI 1990/2371.