7.—(1) Invertebrate animals intended for scientific purposes such as research, educational activities or research related to product development activities are exempt from official controls at border control posts (other than controls carried out in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014provided that—
(a)they comply with all requisite animal health requirements;
(b)they have been authorised by the Scottish Ministers; and
(c)when the activities relating to the scientific purposes have been carried out, they and any products derived from them (with the exception of any portions used for the scientific purposes) are disposed of or re-dispatched to the third country of origin.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to honey bees (Apis mellifera), bumble bees (Bombus species), molluscs belonging to the phylum Mollusc or crustaceans belonging to the subphylum Crustacea.]
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