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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Prohibition

    1. 1.Prohibition on dealing in ivory

  3. Exemption for outstandingly valuable and important pre-1918 items

    1. 2.Pre-1918 items of outstanding artistic etc value and importance

    2. 3.Applications for exemption certificates

    3. 4.Further provision about exemption certificates

    4. 5.Fresh applications and appeals

  4. Other exemptions

    1. 6.Pre-1918 portrait miniatures

    2. 7.Pre-1947 items with low ivory content

    3. 8.Pre-1975 musical instruments

    4. 9.Acquisitions by qualifying museums

    5. 10.Registration

    6. 11.Further provision about registration

  5. Criminal and civil sanctions

    1. 12.Offence of breaching the prohibition or causing or facilitating a breach

    2. 13.Civil sanctions

  6. Powers of entry, search and seizure

    1. 14.Power to stop and search persons

    2. 15.Power to stop and search vehicles

    3. 16.Power to board and search vessels and aircraft

    4. 17.Warrants authorising entry and search of premises

    5. 18.Further provision about search warrants

    6. 19.Powers of examination etc

    7. 20.Power to require production of documents etc

    8. 21.Powers of seizure etc

    9. 22.Accredited civilian officers: powers of entry

    10. 23.Other powers of accredited civilian officers

    11. 24.Excluded items

    12. 25.Further provision about seizure under section 21 or 23

    13. 26.Notices and records in relation to seized items

    14. 27.Powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision

    15. 28.Offences of obstruction etc

  7. Retention and disposal or return of items

    1. 29.Retention of seized items

    2. 30.Forfeiture of seized items by court on application

    3. 31.Appeal against decision under section 30

    4. 32.Return of item to person entitled to it, or disposal if return impracticable

    5. 33.Forfeiture by court following conviction

  8. General

    1. 34.Application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

    2. 35.Contracts of insurance etc

    3. 36.Liability of corporate officers for offences by bodies corporate etc

    4. 37.Meaning of “ivory”

    5. 38.Meaning of other expressions

    6. 39.Regulations

    7. 40.Financial provision

    8. 41.Crown application

    9. 42.Extent

    10. 43.Commencement

    11. 44.Short title

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Civil sanctions

      1. Part 1 Monetary penalties

        1. Imposition of monetary penalties

          1. 1.(1) The Secretary of State may impose a monetary penalty...

        2. Representations and appeals etc

          1. 2.(1) Where the Secretary of State proposes to impose a...

        3. Information to be included in notices under paragraph 2

          1. 3.(1) A notice under paragraph 2(1) must include information as...

        4. Monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction

          1. 4.(1) Where a notice under paragraph 2(1) is served on...

      2. Part 2 Stop notices

        1. Imposition of stop notices

          1. 5.(1) Where sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies, the Secretary of...

        2. Information to be included in stop notices

          1. 6.A stop notice must include information as to—

        3. Completion certificates

          1. 7.(1) This paragraph applies where a person is served with...

        4. Appeals

          1. 8.(1) A person served with a stop notice may appeal...

        5. Offence of failure to comply with stop notice

          1. 9.(1) A person served with a stop notice who does...

      3. Part 3 Enforcement undertakings

        1. 10.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the Secretary of State...

      4. Part 4 Enforcement cost recovery notices

        1. Imposition of enforcement cost recovery notices

          1. 11.(1) The Secretary of State may serve an enforcement cost...

        2. Information to be included in enforcement cost recovery notices

          1. 12.(1) An enforcement cost recovery notice must specify the amount...

        3. Appeals

          1. 13.(1) A person served with an enforcement cost recovery notice...

      5. Part 5 Power to make supplementary provision etc by regulations

        1. Supplementary regulations: general

          1. 14.(1) The appropriate national authority may by regulations (“supplementary regulations”)—...

        2. Consultation

          1. 15.(1) Before making supplementary regulations the appropriate national authority must...

        3. Monetary penalties and costs

          1. 16.(1) Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision...

        4. Enforcement undertakings

          1. 17.Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision in...

        5. Appeals

          1. 18.(1) Supplementary regulations may make any of the following provision...

      6. Part 6 General and supplemental

        1. Combination of sanctions

          1. 19.(1) The Secretary of State may not serve on a...

        2. Unincorporated associations

          1. 20.Any amount that is payable under this Schedule by an...

        3. Guidance as to enforcement

          1. 21.(1) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish guidance...

        4. Pre-commencement consultation

          1. 22.If, before the day on which this Schedule comes into...

        5. Reports on use of civil sanctions

          1. 23.(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time...

        6. Disclosure of information

          1. 24.(1) Information held by or on behalf of—

      7. Part 7 Interpretation

        1. Interpretation of Schedule

          1. 25.In this Schedule— “completion certificate” has the meaning given by...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Search warrants: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1 Preliminary

        1. Application of this Schedule

          1. 1.This Schedule applies to— (a) applications for search warrants made...

        2. Interpretation

          1. 2.In this Schedule— “senior officer” means— a constable of at...

      2. Part 2 Search warrants: applications and safeguards

        1. Applications for warrants

          1. 3.(1) A person applying for a search warrant must—

        2. Safeguards in connection with power of entry conferred by warrant

          1. 4.A search warrant authorises entry on one occasion only, unless...

          2. 5.A search warrant must— (a) specify the name of the...

          3. 6.(1) Two copies must be made of a search warrant...

      3. Part 3 Execution of search warrants

        1. Warrant to be executed within one month

          1. 7.Entry and search under a search warrant must be within...

        2. All-premises warrants

          1. 8.(1) In the case of an all-premises warrant, premises that...

        3. Search of premises more than once

          1. 9.(1) Premises may be entered or searched for the second...

        4. Time of search

          1. 10.Entry and search under a search warrant must be at...

        5. Evidence of authority etc

          1. 11.(1) Where the occupier of premises to be entered and...

        6. Extent of search

          1. 12.A search under a search warrant may only be a...

        7. Securing premises after entry

          1. 13.A police or customs officer who enters premises under a...

        8. Return and retention of warrant

          1. 14.(1) A search warrant must be returned to the appropriate...

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