SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Enforcement powers in connection with wildlife

Part 2Powers of wildlife inspectors extended to certain other Acts

Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 (c. 12)

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1

The enforcement provisions of the 1981 Act relating to Group 1 offences and Group 1 licences apply for the purposes of the 1932 Act as if—

a

any reference to a Group 1 offence were a reference to any offence under the 1932 Act,

b

any reference to a Group 1 licence were a reference to a licence under the 1932 Act, and

c

as if the power to take a sample included power to take a sample from a destructive animal (whether live or dead) for the purpose of testing for disease.

2

“Destructive animal” means a musk rat or other animal to which the 1932 Act applies.