The Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (England) Regulations 2004

PART 5 Amendment, transitional provisions, savings and revocations

Amendment to the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 2004

19.—(1) The Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 2004(1) shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For regulation 2 there shall be substituted the following—

“Exception

2.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall not apply to veterinary checks on movements of pets (other than equidae) accompanied by and under the responsibility of a natural person, where such movements are not the subject of a commercial transaction.

(2) These Regulations shall apply to veterinary checks on movements of more than five pets travelling together notwithstanding that they are accompanied by and under the responsibility of a natural person and that their movement is not the subject of a commercial transaction if they—

(a) are each of a species listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003; and

(b) come from a third country other than one listed in section 2 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003.”

(3) In paragraph 10 of Part I of Schedule 3 and in paragraph 9 of Part II of Schedule 5 the following shall be inserted in the list of amending instruments after Council Regulation (EC) No. 1802/2002—

• “Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003 (OJ No. L 146, 1.6.2003, p1) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 592/2004 (OJ No. L 94, 31.3.2004, p7)”

Transitional provisions

20.—(1) This regulation applies to a pet dog or cat which is brought into England accompanied by PETS certification which was issued before 1st October 2004.

(2) An animal to which this regulation applies shall be—

(a) treated against Echinococcus multilocularis and ticks in accordance with regulations 9(2) and 9(3); and

(b) accompanied by an official health certificate in a form directed by the Secretary of State which records that treatment in accordance with regulation 9(4)(a) and is signed and stamped in accordance with regulation 9(4)(b).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), PETS certification issued before 1st October 2004 and an official health certificate complying with sub-paragraph (2)(b) shall together be treated as if they were—

(a) a passport where the animal is entering in circumstances where the Community Regulation requires a passport; or

(b) a third country health certificate where the animal is entering in circumstances where the Community Regulation requires such a certificate,

and regulations 10, 11 and 15 shall take effect accordingly.

(4) Where this regulation applies the carrier shall, in place of its obligations under regulations 10(4)(b) and 10(4)(c)(i), satisfy itself that—

(a) the number of the microchip corresponds with the number of the microchip recorded in both the PETS certification and the official health certificate; and

(b) both the PETS certification and the official health certificate are current.

Savings

21.  Approvals granted under article 8 of the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 shall continue in force as approvals under these Regulations.

Revocations

22.  The Orders listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.

(1)

S.I. 2004/853.