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Amendment to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

6.  In regulation 19 (Import procedure), for paragraph (3) substitute–

(3) In relation to a captive bird, the importer or the importer’s agent shall at the expense of the importer ensure that–

(a)the bird is conveyed from the border inspection post referred to in paragraph (2) to an approved quarantine centre or approved quarantine facility in accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 318/2007 (which provides for the direct transport of birds to approved quarantine facilities or centres); and

(b)the bird is placed and remains in quarantine at that approved quarantine centre or approved quarantine facility in accordance with Article 11(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 318/2007 (which requires that birds are quarantined for at least 30 days)..