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The Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

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7.—(1) Article 3(1) shall not apply to any dangerous wild animal kept in—

(a)premises licensed as a zoological establishment under section 8 of the Welfare of Animals Act;

(b)premises licensed as a petshop under that section;

(c)a circus;

(d)a place which is a designated establishment within the meaning of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c. 14).

(2) For the purposes of this Order an animal shall be treated as kept in premises licensed as a zoological establishment when it is elsewhere in the personal possession of the operator of the establishment, or of competent persons acting on his behalf.

(3) Article 3(1) shall not apply to any dangerous wild animal—

(a)of a kind prescribed in an order made by the Department; and

(b)which is kept for the production of food, wool, skin, hair or feathers or for such other purpose as the Department may by order prescribe.

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