(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, in exercise of the power granted by section 10 of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 (“the Act”), prohibits the keeping of mink in Wales.
Section 10 of the Act provides that, in relation to an Order made pursuant to that section, the provisions of the Act apply as they apply to musk rats, subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the Order. In this Order, exceptions are made in relation to sections 5(2) and 6(1)(f) of the Act. Section 5(2) of the Act relates to the duty on occupiers of land to give notice of the presence on their land of mink not kept under a license. Section 6(1)(f) of the Act provides for an offence where an occupier of land fails to give such notice under section 5(2).
A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.