PART 2Transport of Animals

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1

A person who fails to comply with the following provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 is guilty of an offence under the Act–

a

Article 3 (general conditions for the transport of animals);

b

Article 4(1) (Article 4 relates to transport documentation);

c

Article 5(1) (Article 5 relates to planning obligations for the transport of animals);

d

Article 6(1) (transporters);

e

from 5 January 2008, Article 6(5);

f

Article 7 (prior inspection and approval of means of transport);

g

Points 1.8, 1.9 and 1.11 of Chapter III of Annex I to that Regulation.

2

Copies of the documentation referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 must be kept for 6 months from the date of completion of the journey.