Unchecked consignments
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19.—(1) The Department or district council shall seize any consignment—
(a)brought into Northern Ireland other than through a border inspection post approved for that animal, product or genetic material;
(b)removed from a border inspection post without a CVED or the authority of the official veterinary surgeon at the border inspection post; or
(c)transported from the border inspection post to a destination other than that specified in the CVED.
(2) Where the Department or district council suspects that a consignment does not satisfy the conditions in the legislation in Schedule 2 relating to that animal, product or genetic material—
(a)it may seize, or cause the consignment to be seized, pending investigation; and
(b)any costs incurred shall be at the expense of the person responsible for the consignment.