16.—(1) A person shall not import any animal from outside the European Union into Northern Ireland, either for consignment to a destination in Northern Ireland or transit through Northern Ireland, unless he has given a written undertaking to the Department to comply with the requirements of Council Directive 91/628/EEC and has made arrangements to comply with them.
(2) A person shall not transport vertebrate animals from Northern Ireland to a destination outside the European Union unless the person in charge of the transport undertaking has first signed and dated an undertaking in the form set out in Schedule 11 (which, after it has been made, shall remain valid for all such journeys).