Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

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8(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—E+W

(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.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 8 in force at 31.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2