Prohibition of introduction of products except at border inspection posts
16.—(1) No product shall be introduced into England from a third country except at a border inspection post designated and approved for veterinary checks on that product.
(2) No Article 9 product, the border inspection post of introduction of which is outside the United Kingdom, and the border inspection post of destination of which is in England, shall be introduced into England except at a border inspection post designated and approved for veterinary checks on that product.
(3) This regulation shall be enforced—
(a)at points of entry by the Commissioners;
(b)at premises referred to in regulation 4(1)(b) by the Agency; and
(c)at any other place by the local authority.
(4) In cases where an officer of a local authority, when exercising any statutory function, discovers at a point of entry a consignment or product which he considers may have been introduced in breach of this regulation, he shall notify a customs officer and detain the consignment or product until a customs officer takes charge of it.
(5) For the purposes of the application of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1) to products introduced in contravention of this regulation, the time of introduction shall be the time of importation in accordance with section 5 of that Act.