The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014

Amendment of article 19 (transitional provision)

12.  For article 19 substitute—

“Transitional provision

19.— (1) Where a pet animal has been detained and isolated in quarantine in Great Britain under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974, and remains so immediately before 29th December 2014, the period of quarantine required by that Order ends on the earliest of the dates specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The dates are—

(a) in the case of a cat or ferret which, immediately before 29th December 2014, is subject to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, the date it satisfies the requirements of Article 6 of the Pets Regulation;

(b) in the case of a cat or ferret which, immediately before 29th December 2014, is subject to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, the date it satisfies the requirements of Article 10 of the Pets Regulation;

(c) in the case of a dog which, immediately before 29th December 2014, is subject to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which it satisfies the requirements of Article 6 of the Pets Regulation and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation;

(d) in the case of a dog which, immediately before 29th December 2014, is subject to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 but exempt from Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which it satisfies the requirements of Article 6 of the Pets Regulation;

(e) in the case of a dog which, immediately before 29th December 2014, is subject to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which it satisfies the requirements of Article 10 of the Pets Regulation and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation; or

(f) where the animal satisfies the requirements applicable to it under sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), but does not satisfy the requirements in relation to rabies under Article 6(b) or Article 10(b) and (c) of the Pets Regulation as appropriate, the date of the expiry of a period of four months beginning with the date on which the animal was detained for the purposes of isolation under official control.

(3) In this article, “Regulation (EC) No 998/2003” means Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC(1).”.

(1)

OJ No L 146, 13.06.2013. Repealed in full on 29.12.2014 by Regulation (EU) No 576/2013.