Ivory Act 2018

1Prohibition on dealing in ivory

Exemption for outstandingly valuable and important pre-1918 items

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

3Applications for exemption certificates

4Further provision about exemption certificates

5Fresh applications and appeals

Other exemptions

6Pre-1918 portrait miniatures

7Pre-1947 items with low ivory content

8Pre-1975 musical instruments

9Acquisitions by qualifying museums

11Further provision about registration

Criminal and civil sanctions

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

13Civil sanctions

Powers of entry, search and seizure

14Power to stop and search persons

15Power to stop and search vehicles

16Power to board and search vessels and aircraft

17Warrants authorising entry and search of premises

18Further provision about search warrants

19Powers of examination etc

20Power to require production of documents etc

21Powers of seizure etc

22Accredited civilian officers: powers of entry

23Other powers of accredited civilian officers

24Excluded items

25Further provision about seizure under section 21 or 23

26Notices and records in relation to seized items

27Powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision

28Offences of obstruction etc

Retention and disposal or return of items

29Retention of seized items

30Forfeiture of seized items by court on application

31Appeal against decision under section 30

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

33Forfeiture by court following conviction

34Application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

35Contracts of insurance etc

36Liability of corporate officers for offences by bodies corporate etc

37Meaning of “ivory”

38Meaning of other expressions

40Financial provision

41Crown application

SCHEDULE 1Civil sanctions

Part 1Monetary penalties

1Imposition of monetary penalties

2Representations and appeals etc

3Information to be included in notices under paragraph 2

4Monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction

Part 2Stop notices

5Imposition of stop notices

6Information to be included in stop notices

7Completion certificates

9Offence of failure to comply with stop notice

Part 3Enforcement undertakings

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

Part 4Enforcement cost recovery notices

11Imposition of enforcement cost recovery notices

12Information to be included in enforcement cost recovery notices

Part 5Power to make supplementary provision etc by regulations

14Supplementary regulations: general

16Monetary penalties and costs

17Enforcement undertakings

Part 6General and supplemental

19Combination of sanctions

20Unincorporated associations

21Guidance as to enforcement

22Pre-commencement consultation

23Reports on use of civil sanctions

24Disclosure of information

Part 7Interpretation

25Interpretation of Schedule

SCHEDULE 2Search warrants: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

Part 1Preliminary

1Application of this Schedule

2Interpretation

Part 2Search warrants: applications and safeguards

3Applications for warrants

4Safeguards in connection with power of entry conferred by warrant

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

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

Part 3Execution of search warrants

7Warrant to be executed within one month

8All-premises warrants

9Search of premises more than once

10Time of search

11Evidence of authority etc

12Extent of search

13Securing premises after entry

14Return and retention of warrant

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Ivory Act 2018

2018 CHAPTER 30

An Act to prohibit dealing in ivory, and for connected purposes.

[20th December 2018]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—