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The Importation of Processed Animal Protein (Amendment) Order 1982

Westlaw

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-05-19

ANIMALS;ANIMAL HEALTH

This Order amends the Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981 by—providing that a person on whom a notice is served under article 6, requiring him to export or destroy or treat processed animal protein or a product containing processed animal protein which has been landed in contravention of the Order, may choose which of those courses of action to follow (Article 2(a));providing that a person in charge of processed animal protein or of a product containing processed animal protein on whom a notice is served under article 6 may recover from the owner any reasonable expenses incurred by him in complying with the notice (Article 2(a)) and also by providing that where the appropriate Minister has recovered from such a person (under article 7(2) of the Order) any reasonable expenses arising out of the exercise of any power conferred on an authorised officer by the Order he may recover such expenses from the owner (Article 2(b)); andby making it clear that the words “without lawful authority or excuse, proof whereof shall lie on him” in article 9 apply to all the offences created by that article (Article 2(c)).