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PART IIITHIRD COUNTRIES

Importation

15.—(1) No person shall import any animal

(a)either for entry into Great Britain or for export to another member State unless the conditions in Article 5 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC and Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Council Directive 91/628/EEC on the protection of animals during transport(1) are complied with as well as any additional legislation applicable in Great Britain, or

(b)for immediate re-export, either directly or indirectly, outside the European Economic Community unless such transit has been previously authorised in writing by the Minister and the conditions in Article 9 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC have been complied with.

(2) No person shall import any animal to which a decision listed in Schedule 6 applies from the country referred to in that decision except in accordance with the provisions of those decisions, including any options exercised by the Minister under those decisions.

(1)

OJ No. L340, 11.12.91, p 17.