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5.—(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974(1) does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Great Britain which—
(a)is an animal of a species listed in Part A or B of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Great Britain on a carrier approved in accordance with article 11 (unless article 11(2) applies) and satisfies—
(i)the requirement in respect of rabies in article 6,
(ii)the requirement in respect of Nipah disease in article 7 (where applicable),
(iii)the requirement in respect of Hendra disease in article 8 (where applicable), and
(iv)the requirement in respect of Echinococcus multilocularis in article 9 (where applicable),
(b)is brought into Great Britain from Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, or
(c)is an animal of a species listed in Part C of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Great Britain from another member State or a territory listed in Part B of Annex II to the Pets Regulation.
(2) But the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 does apply to the importation into Great Britain of a pet animal which is—
(a)a prairie dog originating in or coming from the United States of America, or
(b)a rodent of non-domestic species or a squirrel originating in or coming from a third country of the African sub-Saharan region.
S.I. 1974/2211. Amending instruments are, in relation to Great Britain, S.I. 1977/361, 1984/1182, 1986/2062, 1990/2371, 1993/1813, 1994/1405, 1994/1716, 1995/2922 and 2002/3135; in relation to England, S.I. 2004/2364; in relation to Wales, S.I. 2002/882; and in relation to Scotland, S.S.I. 2003/229 and 2011/46.
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