The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995

Exports

5.—(1) No person shall export or consign for export to another member State any animal or animal product controlled under one or more of the directives in Schedule 3 unless—

(a) it complies with the relevant provisions of those directives (including any option permitted by those directives which has been exercised by the member State of destination) and any additional requirements on health conditions of the member State of destination;

(b) when required by a directive or the member State of destination, it is accompanied by an export health certificate signed by a veterinary inspector and any other document required by a directive or by the member State of destination;

(c) when required by a directive, any notification of a disease on the holding from which the animal has been consigned has been made within the time and in the manner (if any) specified in the directive; and

(d) if it is acquired through a collection centre, such collection centre has been approved by the Minister for the purposes of intra-Community trade, and the collection centre complies with the provisions of the directives listed in Schedule 3 relating to collection centres.

(2) If an inspector has reasonable cause to suspect that a person in charge of animals or animal products intends to export them in contravention of this regulation he may by notice served on the consignor, his representative or person in charge of the animals or animal products prohibit that exportation and require the person to take the animals or animal products to such place as may be specified in the notice and to take such further action in relation to them as may be specified in the notice.

(3) In the event of a notice not being complied with an inspector may seize or cause to be seized any animal or animal product to which it relates and arrange for the requirements of the notice to be complied with.

(4) The consignor, his representative and the person responsible for the animal or animal product shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs of any action taken under this regulation.