The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2008

1.  In the Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2008(1)—

(a) for article 6(b)(exemptions) substitute—

“(b) any border inspection post within the meaning of, and for so long as it remains approved for the purposes of, regulation 11 of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012(2).”; and

(b) after article 18 insert—

“PART 3A Exports

18A.— (1) A person must not export to a third country any animal, semen, ovum or embryo unless it complies with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue(3).

(2) An inspector who has reasonable cause to suspect that a person intends to export any animal, semen, ovum or embryo in contravention of this article may by notice served on that person, that person’s representative or the person appearing to be in charge of the animal, semen, ovum or embryo, prohibit that export and require the person on whom the notice is served to take the animal, semen, ovum or embryo to such places as may be specified in the notice and to take such further action in relation to it as may be specified in the notice.

(3) If a notice served under paragraph (2) is not complied with, an inspector may seize any animal or thing to which it relates and arrange for the requirements of the notice to be complied with at the expense of the person on whom the notice was served.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2008/11, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.S.I. 2012/177.

(3)

OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p.37, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2011 (OJ L 176, 5.7.2011, p.18).