The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

Amendment to the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 27 (enforcement)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(za) in relation to aquatic animals and aquaculture animal products by the Scottish Ministers;”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “animals” insert “, other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (za),”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (b) after “products” insert “, other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (za),”; and

(b) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(7) In paragraph (2)(za)—

“aquatic animal” has the same meaning as in Council Directive 2006/88/EC on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals; and

“aquaculture animal product” means any product of an aquaculture animal to which Article 6(1), 8(1) or (3) or 12(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species applies.”.