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The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order prohibits the landing in Great Britain of any animal product or poultry product from a place outside Great Britain unless under the authority of a licence. The landing of animal carcases or poultry carcases or any part thereof is similarly prohibited. The prohibition does not apply to the animal products or poultry products which are mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.
The Order contains provisions enabling action to be taken in case of contravention of the Order and the deliberate contravention of the Order is made an indictable offence.
The importation into Great Britain of embryos, ova or semen is subject to the provisions of the Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/12).
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