PART 3SImportation from a third country

Destination outside [F1Great Britain] S

16.—(1) This regulation applies to a consignment brought into a [F2border control post] in Scotland but which is intended for an ultimate destination outside [F1Great Britain].

(2) In the case of an [F3imported animal], the person notifying its importation under regulation 12 must provide documentary evidence that the country [F4or territory] of destination will accept the animal, and the official veterinarian at the [F5border control post] may reject the animal if this is not provided.

[F6(3) Products that arrive at a border control post for an ultimate destination outside [F1Great Britain] and which are subject to animal health check requirements [F7under regulation 13(3)(a)], may be taken directly from the border control post to the destination outside [F1Great Britain] without a CHED, so long as the products do not remain for more than three days at an airport border control post or 30 days at a sea port border control post.]

[F8(3A) Product that are not subject to import check requirements, and which arrive at a border control post for an ultimate destination outside [F1Great Britain], may be taken directly from the border control post to their destination without a CHED, so long as the products do not remain at the border control post for more than 90 days.]

(4) If a consignment is intended to be sent to a destination in the [F9British Islands], and the importation of the product into [F10any of the territories of the British Islands] is not permitted, the official veterinarian must reject the consignment.

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