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The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980

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Action in case of contravention of the order

5.—(1) Where any animal product or poultry product is landed in Great Britain in contravention of this order or of a licence, an officer of the appropriate Minister may by notice in writing served on the owner or the person in charge of the animal product or poultry product require him, at the owner's expense—

(a)to export the animal product or poultry product from Great Britain, or

(b)to destroy or otherwise dispose of the animal product or poultry product

in such manner and within such time as he may specify in the notice and where the owner or the person in charge of the animal product or poultry product fails to comply with the requirements of the notice, an officer of the appropriate Minister may seize or cause to be seized the animal product or poultry product to which the notice relates and carry out or cause to be carried out the requirements of the notice.

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