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Valid from 01/10/2004
(1)This section applies to—
(a)any animal of a type mentioned in subsection (1) or (1A) of section 14 specified in an order made by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this section; and
(b)any plant—
(i)which does not ordinarily grow in Great Britain in a wild state or which is a hybrid of such a plant; or
(ii)of a type mentioned in subsection (2) of section 14,
specified in such an order.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who—
(a)sells, offers or exposes for sale or has in the person’s possession or transports for the purpose of sale any animal or plant to which this section applies; or
(b)publishes or causes to be published any advertisement likely to be understood as conveying that the person buys or sells, or intends to buy or sell, any such animal or plant,
is guilty of an offence.
(3)An order under subsection (1) may specify particular types of animals or plants—
(a)subject to such exceptions;
(b)only at such times of the year;
(c)only in relation to such areas,
as the order may specify.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 14A, 14B inserted (S.) (1.10.2004) by Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6), ss. 50, 59, Sch. 6 para. 13; S.S.I. 2004/407, art. 2
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