The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Extent and application

   3. 3. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Enforcement of livestock export ban

   1. 4. Enforcement authorities

   2. 5. Hold notice

   3. 6. Withdrawal of a hold notice

   4. 7. Suspension, revocation of approvals etc

   5. 8. Representation and appeals

   6. 9. Powers of entry

   7. 10. Powers of inspection and seizure

   8. 11. Records

   9. 12. Production of records

   10. 13. Obstruction

   11. 14. Offences by bodies corporate

   12. 15. Penalties

   13. 16. Power of local authority to prosecute in England and Wales

   14. 17. Proceedings in England and Wales

   15. 18. Proceedings in Scotland

   16. 19. Disclosure of information held by the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

4. PART 3 Miscellaneous

   1. 20. Notices

   2. 21. Consequential and supplementary amendments

   3. 22. Transitional provisions

5. Signature

6. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Representations and appeals

      1. PART 1 Representations and appeals in respect of a decision by the Secretary of State

         1. 1. Application of Part 1

         2. 2. Representations

         3. 3. Reconsideration

         4. 4. The Secretary of State must give written notice of the...

         5. 5. If the determination of the reconsideration is to vary or...

         6. 6. If the determination maintains the suspension or revocation (with or...

         7. 7. Appeals

         8. 8. An appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under paragraph 7 may...

         9. 9. On appeal the First-tier Tribunal may— (a) uphold the Secretary...

         10. 10. Suspension of Secretary of State’s decision

         11. 11. For the purposes of paragraph 10, the time is whichever...

      2. PART 2 Representations and appeals in respect of a decision by the Scottish Ministers

         1. 12. Application of Part 2

         2. 13. Representations

         3. 14. Reconsideration

         4. 15. The Scottish Ministers must give written notice of their determination...

         5. 16. If the determination is to vary or rescind the suspension...

         6. 17. If the determination maintains the suspension or revocation (with or...

         7. 18. Appeals: procedure

         8. 19. An appeal under paragraph 18 must be commenced within the...

         9. 20. Appeals: provision of reasons

         10. 21. The Scottish Ministers must comply with such a requirement.

         11. 22. Appeals: determination

         12. 23. In considering an appeal, the sheriff may hear evidence by...

         13. 24. On upholding an appeal, the sheriff may—

         14. 25. On remitting a case under paragraph 24(a), the sheriff may—...

         15. 26. The sheriff may include in the decision on an appeal...

         16. 27. The decision of the sheriff is final.

         17. 28. Suspension of the Scottish Ministers’ decision

         18. 29. For the purposes of paragraph 28, the time is whichever...

      3. PART 3 Representations and appeals in respect of a decision by the Welsh Ministers

         1. 30. Application of Part 3

         2. 31. Representations

         3. 32. Reconsideration

         4. 33. The Welsh Ministers must give written notice of their determination...

         5. 34. If the determination of the reconsideration is to vary or...

         6. 35. If the determination maintains the suspension or revocation (with or...

         7. 36. Appeals

         8. 37. An appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under paragraph 36 may...

         9. 38. On appeal the First-tier Tribunal may— (a) uphold the Welsh...

         10. 39. Suspension of the Welsh Ministers’ decision

         11. 40. For the purposes of paragraph 39, the time is whichever...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential and supplementary amendments

      1. 1. Amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

      2. 2. Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/625

7. Explanatory Note