The Importation of Animals Order 1977

Unlicensed animals not to be brought into harbour in Great Britain

16.—(1) Subject to Article 17(5) below, it shall be unlawful for any vessel with animals on board to enter any harbour in Great Britain unless—

(a) those animals are intended to be landed in Great Britain under the authority of an import licence; or

(b) the vessel enters the harbour under the authority of a licence issued by the appropriate Minister, and in accordance with the terms and conditions subject to which that licence was issued.

(2) Where any vessel enters a harbour in Great Britain in contravention of paragraph (1) above—

(a) an inspector may, by notice in writing served on the master of the vessel, impose in respect of animals on board—

(i) such of the requirements of Article 14(1) above as may be specified in the notice, adapted or modified as the inspector may consider necessary in the circumstances, and

(ii) such other requirements as the inspector may consider necessary for the purpose of preventing the introduction or spreading of disease into or within Great Britain; and

(b) the provisions of Article 14(3) above shall apply to animals on board as if those animals were animals to which Article 14(1) above applies.

(3) For the purposes of this Article and Article 17(5) below, “harbour” has the meaning assigned to it by section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964.