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The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Amendment of regulation 3 (Exceptions for pet animals)

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11.  For regulation 3, substitute—

Exceptions for pet animals

3.(1) These Regulations do not apply in relation to pet animals where—

(a)the movement is a non-commercial movement, and

(b)in the case of cats, dogs and ferrets—

(i)the pet animal is accompanying the owner or authorised person, or

(ii)where more than five pet animals are accompanying the owner or authorised person, the conditions set out in Article 5(2) of the Pets Regulation are fulfilled.

(2) In this regulation—

“authorised person”, “non-commercial movement” and “owner” have the meaning given by Article 3 of the Pets Regulation;

“the Pets Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003(1);

“pet animal” means an animal of a species listed in Annex I of the Pets Regulation;

“accompanying” has the same meaning as in the Pets Regulation..

(1)

OJ No L 178, 28.06.2013, p. 1-26.

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