1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 31st December 2008.
(2) In these Regulations, the following definitions shall apply—
“business” includes a trade or profession and the activities of a professional or trade association or of a local authority or other public authority;
“cat” means an animal of the species felis silvestris;
“dog” means an animal of the subspecies canis lupus familiaris;
“enforcement authority” means any body on whom functions are conferred by or under regulation 3(1);
“goods” means any article which an officer reasonably believes to be cat and dog fur or a product containing such fur;
“officer” means a person authorised by an enforcement authority to enforce these Regulations; and
“records” includes any books or documents and any records in electronic form.