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Article 2
1. After subsection (2) of section 2 (control of introduction of pests into Great Britain) there shall be inserted the following subsection–
“(3) In subsection (2) above references to the landing of any article include references to its importation through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987. 1987 c. 53”.
2. In section 6(1) (publication of orders)(1) after the words “articles” there shall be inserted “or the importation of any articles into Great Britain through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 1987 c. 53”.
After subsection (4) of section 13 (power to prohibit importation of shellfish in certain cases) there shall be inserted the following subsection–
“(5) References in this section to importation shall include references to importation through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987. 1987 c. 53”.
1. In section 9 (prohibition on the conveyance of animals) after the words “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “or by any specified vehicle through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 1987 c. 53”.
2. In section 10(7) (importation) after the words “(time of importation of goods brought by sea and air)” there shall be inserted “and article 5(1) to (4) of the Channel Tunnel (Customs and Excise) Order 1990. S.I. 1990/2167”.
3. In section 61(2)(a) (control of rabies and powers of arrest) after the words “attempted landing of any animal” there shall be inserted “or importation or attempted importation through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 of any animal 1987 c. 53”.
4. In section 74(a) (liability under the customs and excise Acts) after the words “land or ship” there shall be inserted “or brings or attempts to bring through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 1987 c. 53”.
In section 10(8) (artificial breeding of livestock) after the words “landed here” there shall be inserted “or brought here through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 1987 c. 53”.
Section 6(1) was amended by section 4(4) of, and paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68).
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