The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

Enforcement

32.—(1) At a border inspection post these Regulations are enforced—

(a) in relation to animals by the Secretary of State; and

(b) in relation to products by the district council.

(2) Outside a border inspection post, in relation to animals they are enforced by—

(a) in all London boroughs, the Common Council of the City of London;

(b) otherwise by the county council.

(3) Outside a border inspection post, in relation to products they are enforced by—

(a) the district council (except in relation to animal feed, where it is the county council); or

(b) by the Food Standards Agency at any cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse, or premises at which the Agency enforces the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006(1).

(4) In addition, in relation to products they are enforced by a general customs official in any place (other than the inspection facilities in a border inspection post) where goods are subject to customs supervision by that official under Articles 37 and 38 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code.

(5) The Secretary of State may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that the Secretary of State may discharge any duty imposed on a local authority under this regulation.

(6) An officer of an enforcement authority who, when exercising any statutory function, discovers at any place under customs supervision a product that may have been brought in in breach of these Regulations must notify a general customs official and detain the consignment or product until such officer takes charge of it.

(1)

S. I. 2006/14.