The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Exports

5.—(1) No person shall export or consign for export to another member State any animal or animal product controlled under one or more of the Directives or other measures referred to in Part I of Schedule 3 unless–

(a) it complies with the relevant provisions of those Directives or measures (including any option permitted by those Directives or measures which has been exercised by the member State of destination);

(b) when required by a Directive or other measure, it is accompanied by an export health certificate signed by a veterinary inspector (or, where specified in a Directive or other measure, signed by a veterinary surgeon nominated by the exporter) or any other document required by a Directive or other measure;

(c) when required by a Directive or other measure, any notification of a disease on the holding from which the animal has been consigned has been made within the time and in the manner (if any) specified in the Directive or other measure; and

(d) if the animal is acquired through an assembly centre, that centre has been approved by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of intra-Community trade, and it complies with the provisions of Article 11 of Council Directive 64/432/EEC, and Part I of Schedule 3.

(2) If an inspector has reasonable cause to suspect that a person in charge of animals or animal products intends to export them in contravention of this regulation he may by notice served on the consignor, his representative or person in charge of the animals or animal products prohibit that exportation and require the person on whom the notice is served to take the animals or animal products to such place as may be specified in the notice and to take such further action in relation to them as may be specified in the notice.

(3) In the event of a notice served under paragraph (2) above not being complied with an inspector may seize or cause to be seized any animal or animal product to which it relates and arrange for the requirements of the notice to be complied with.

(4) No person shall export to another member State any animal to which the provisions of Articles 7, 9 and 10 of Council Directive 92/65/EEC (laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to Council Directive 90/425/EEC)(1) apply unless the animal originates from a holding which has been registered with the Scottish Ministers and the owner or person in charge of that holding has given to the Scottish Ministers undertakings in accordance with Article 4 of Council Directive 92/65/EEC.

(1)

O.J. No. L 268, 14.9.92, p.54