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The Welfare of Animals during Transport Order 1994
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Animal transport certificates
8.—(1) This article shall apply in the case of those journeys which are not required to have a journey plan under article 7 above.
(2) Subject to article 9 below, the person in charge of any animal transport undertaking which transports animals in the course of a business or trade shall ensure that during the journey the consignment is accompanied by an animal transport certificate in such form as the Minister may from time to time require, containing the information set out in Schedule 2 to this Order and signed by him or on his behalf.
(3) The person in charge of the transport undertaking shall ensure that the animal transport certificate is kept for a period of six months from the end of the journey, and shall produce it at the request of an inspector and allow copies to be taken.
(4) In the case of a limited company, the animal transport certificate shall be signed by a director of that company or a person within the company nominated by him in writing to act on behalf of the company, and in the case of a partnership shall be signed by one of the partners.
(5) Any person making a false certification under this article shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.
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