The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2001

Consequential amendments to the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974

3.—(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974(1) shall be amended in accordance with this article.

(2) For article 4(2A)(f) there shall be substituted—

“(f) the animal has not been outside the British Islands, the Republic of Ireland or the countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2 or Schedule 6 to the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999 for the six month period immediately preceding the date it is brought into England.”.

(3) For article 5A there shall be substituted—

“5A.   If a cat or dog is in quarantine in England, the Minister may grant a licence releasing it if he is satisfied that—

(a) it has been microchipped, vaccinated and blood tested in accordance with the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999,

(b) a sample of blood was taken from the animal at least six months before the release date and tested in accordance with the 1999 Order;

(c) at least twenty four hours before release it has been treated by a veterinary surgeon against Echinococcus multilocularis and ticks, using a veterinary medicine with a marketing authorisation at an appropriate dosage (in the case of treatment against Echinococcus multilocularis the medicine must contain praziquantel as the active ingredient, and in the case of an animal which has been in Cyrpus, Malta or one of the countries or territories in Schedule 6 to the 1999 Order the treatment against ticks must contain fipronil as the active ingredient);

(d) it has not been outside the countries or territories in Schedules 2 or 6 to the 1999 Order in the six months prior to the release date;

(e) in the case of an animal from a country or territory in Schedule 6 to the 1999 Order, it arrived in England in a sealed container with the seal intact. The container must have been sealed by an official authorised by the competent authority of the exporting country, who must have written the number of the seal on the import licence granted by the Minister under article 4(3) and stamped the licence with his official stamp. The number on the seal must be the same as the number on the licence. However, if the Minister is satisfied that the animal was not exposed to risk of infection of rabies during its journey, he may release the animal from quarantine if the provisions relating to sealing are not complied with.”.

(1)

S.I. 1974/2211 as amended by S.I. 1977/361, S.I. 1984/1182, S.I. 1986/2062, S.I. 1994/1716, S.I. 1995/2922, S.I. 1999/3443, S.I. 2000/1298.