Introductory Text
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
1.Title, commencement and extent
2.Interpretation
3.Exemptions
PART 2 ENFORCEMENT
4.Enforcement authorities and exchange of information
5.Enforcement by an authorised officer or the Agency in place of local authority
6.Appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors
7.Exercise of enforcement powers
8.Powers of entry and inspection
9.Powers in relation to documents
10.Protection of officials acting in good faith
11.Entry warrants
12.Local authority returns
13.Suspension of border inspection posts
14.Regulatory functions of official fish inspectors
PART 3 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRODUCTS IN GENERAL
15.Prohibition of non-conforming products
16.Prohibition of introduction of products except at border inspection posts
17.Advance notice of introduction or presentation
18.Presentation of products at border inspection posts
19.Veterinary checks
20.Certificate of veterinary clearance to accompany consignment
21.Products which fail veterinary checks
22.Treatment as animal by-products
23.Products containing unauthorised substances and excess residues
24.Consignments and products illegally introduced
25.Products dangerous to animal or public health
26.Serious or repeated infringements
27.Invalidation of veterinary documents
28.Costs in respect of products redispatched or disposed of
PART 4 ON-BOARD CATERING SUPPLIES
29.Disposal of unused catering supplies
PART 5 BURIAL OF UNUSED ON-BOARD CATERING SUPPLIES IN LANDFILLS
30.Approval of landfills
31.Operators of landfills
32.Amendment, suspension and revocation of approvals
33.Appeals
PART 6 PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR IMPORT
34.Retention of documents at border inspection posts
35.Evidence of certification of, and payment for, veterinary checks
36.Products not intended for the United Kingdom
37.Products transported under supervision
38.Transhipment of products intended for import
PART 7 TRANSIT PRODUCTS
39.Border inspection posts of entry and exit
40.Prior authorisation of transit
41.Physical check of transit products
42.Movement of transit products
43.Disposal of returned transit products
PART 8 PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR WAREHOUSES OR SHIPS' STORES
44.Application of Part 8
45.Additional information to be given in advance
46.Physical check of non-conforming products
47.Exclusion of non-conforming products from warehouses
PART 9 PRODUCTS RETURNED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
48.Meaning of “export certificate”
49.Additional documentation for returned products
50.Physical check of returned products
51.Movement of returned products
PART 10 CHARGES FOR VETERINARY CHECKS
52.Payment of charges
53.Calculation of charges
54.Conversion of charges to sterling
55.Liability for charges
56.Information relating to charges
57.Appeals against charges paid to local authorities
58.Appeals against charges paid to the Secretary of State or the Agency
PART 11 EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
59.Disease outbreaks in third countries
PART 12 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
60.Obstruction
61.Defence of due diligence
62.Contraventions
63.Penalties
64.Offences by bodies corporate
PART 13 NOTICES AND DECISIONS
65.Service of notices
66.Notification of decisions
PART 14 DISAPPLICATIONS AND REVOCATIONS
67.Disapplication of existing provisions
68.Revocations
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
Notice of Introduction or Presentation and Certificate of Veterinary Clearance
SCHEDULE 2
Import Conditions
SCHEDULE 3
Equivalence Decisions
SCHEDULE 4
Calculation of Charges for Veterinary Checks
SCHEDULE 5
Provisions Where Due Diligence Defence is Available
SCHEDULE 6
Revocations
Explanatory Note