Offences
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33. A person commits an offence if the person—
(a)intentionally obstructs any person acting in the execution of these Regulations;
(b)without reasonable cause, fails to give any person acting in execution of these Regulations any assistance or information that that person may reasonably require for the purpose of carrying out functions under these Regulations;
(c)furnishes to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information knowing it to be false or misleading; or
(d)without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any of the following provisions—
| Provision | Description of offence | |
|---|---|---|
| regulation 5(1)(a) and (3) | Failure to notify | |
| regulation 5(1)(b) | Bringing in or consigning an animal or genetic material without a health certificate | |
| regulation 5(1)(c) | Failure to comply with additional requirements | |
| regulation 5(2) | Failure to keep a certificate for at least three years | |
| regulation 6(5) | Signing a certificate without being authorised by the Scottish Ministers | |
| regulation 6(6) | Signing a certificate knowing it to be false, or not believing it to be true | |
| regulation 11 | Importation other than at a border inspection post | |
| regulation 12 | Failure to notify | |
| regulation 13(1) | Failure to present a consignment for inspection | |
| regulation 13(2) | Failure to comply with a notice | |
| regulation 14(1) | Removal from a border inspection post without a CVED or authority of the official veterinarian | |
| regulation 14(2) | Failure to transport a consignment to the place specified in the CVED accompanied by its CVED | |
| regulation 15 | Movement other than under Customs supervision and failure to notify the Scottish Ministers | |
| regulation 21(5) | Failure to re-export a horse | |
| regulation 23(3) | Failure to transport in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) or to destroy consignment as animal by-products | |
| regulation 24 | Bringing a non-compliant product into a warehouse etc. | |
| regulation 25(5) | Bringing in an animal or product in breach of a declaration | |
| regulation 31(3) | Disclosure of information | |
| Schedule 2: | ||
| paragraph 2(2) | Transporting without approval | |
| paragraph 4(1) | Trading in apes | |
| paragraph 5(2) | Keeping records | |
| paragraph 5(3) | Notification of movement | |
| paragraph 6 | Movement of animal by-products | |
| paragraph 7(2) | Slaughter of animals | |
| paragraph 7(3) | Keeping animals at their place of destination | |
| paragraph 8(2) | Transport of birds to approved quarantine facilities or centres | |
| paragraph 8(3) | Release of birds from quarantine | |
| paragraph 10 | Use of a certificate relating to ships’ stores | |
| Schedule 3 paragraph 3(3) | Destruction or redispatch in accordance with the authorisation | |