The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Pet animals

    4. 4.International agreements

  3. PART 2 Movement between member States

    1. 5.Movement of animals or genetic material to or from member States

    2. 6.Preparation of a health certificate

    3. 7.Notification of movement of animals and genetic material to and from member States

    4. 8.Additional requirements in specific cases

  4. PART 3 Importation from a third country

    1. 9.Scope of this Part

    2. 10.Meaning and use of Common Health Entry Document “CHED”

    3. 11.Border Control Posts

    4. 12.Appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors

    5. 13.Place of importation

    6. 14.Notification of importation

    7. 15.Procedure on importation

    8. 16.Removal from the border control post

    9. 17.Supervision and monitoring consignments

    10. 18.Destination outside Great Britain

    11. 19.Unchecked consignments

    12. 20.Action following failure of checks or seizure – products

    13. 21.Consignments of products likely to constitute a risk to animal or human health

    14. 22.Serious or repeated infringements and breach of maximum residue limits

    15. 23.Action following failure of checks or seizure – animals

    16. 24.Appeals

    17. 25.Additional requirements in specific cases

    18. 26.Exclusions , derogations and modifications

    19. 27.Re-importation of animals and products

    20. 28.Admission of products into warehouses in compliance with Customs procedures and storage procedures

  5. PART 4

    1. 29.Safeguard measures

  6. PART 5 Administration

    1. 30.Notifications and authorisations

    2. 31.Enforcement authorities

    3. 32.Enforcement

    4. 33.Powers of entry

    5. 34.Powers of authorised officers

    6. 35.Importation of animals or products constituting a risk to animal or public health

    7. 35A.Review of decisions by an appointed person

    8. 36.Obstruction

    9. 37.Exchange of information

    10. 38.Fees

    11. 39.Offences

    12. 40.Offences by bodies corporate

    13. 41.Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations

    14. 42.Penalties

    15. 43.Review

    16. 44.Revocations

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      European Union legislation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Specific requirements for individual cases

      1. PART 1 Additional requirements for trade with member States

        1. 1.Dealers in cattle, sheep, pigs or goats

        2. 2.Transport of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats

        3. 3.Horses

        4. 4.Poultry Health Scheme

        5. 5.Approvals for the Balai Directive

        6. 6.Circuses

        7. 7.Animal by-products

      2. PART 2 Additional provisions relating to imports from third countries

        1. 8.Arrival at premises of destination

        2. 9.Imported birds

        3. 10.Horses

        4. 11.Ship supply

        5. 11A.Special import conditions

        6. 12.Charges for veterinary checks from New Zealand

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Cases to which Part 3 does not apply

      1. 1.Disapplication of Part 3

      2. 2.Case 1: Personal imports and small consignments

      3. 3.Case 2: International means of transport

      4. 4.Case 3: Research and diagnostic samples

      5. 5.Case 4: Consignments cleared in Great Britain

      6. 6.Case 5: Composite products

      7. 7.Case 6: Animals subject to rabies control

      8. Case 7: Relevant animals intended for scientific purposes

      9. 9.Case 8: low risk goods exempted from routine checks at border control posts under Article 48(h) of the Official Controls Regulation

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1.Amendment to the Bluetongue Regulations

      2. 2.Amendment to the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 in relation to territories subject to special transitional import arrangements

      1. PART 1 Introductory

        1. 1.Application

        2. 2.Interpretation

        3. 3.Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations

      2. PART 2 Derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations

        1. 4.Derogation from regulation 13: place of importation

        2. 5.Derogation from regulation 14: timing of notification of importation

        3. 6.Derogation from regulation 15: procedure on importation

        4. 7.Derogation from regulation 19(a): unchecked consignments

        5. 8.Modification of regulation 20: action following failure of checks or seizure – products

        6. 9.Modification of regulation 23: action following failure of checks or seizure – animals

        7. 10.Derogation from regulation 27: re-importation of animals and products

      3. PART 3 Additional rules in relation to relevant goods consisting of live animals

        1. 11.Live animals

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Transitional import arrangements: animal by-products and derived products requiring a health certificate on importation

  9. Explanatory Note