Statutory Instruments
Trade
Wildlife
Made
20th May 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 43(1) of the Ivory Act 2018(1).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2024.
2. Section 37 of the Ivory Act 2018 (meaning of “ivory”) comes into force, insofar as it is not already in force, on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
Benyon
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
20th May 2024
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the third commencement regulations under the Ivory Act 2018 (c. 30) (“the Act”). These Regulations bring into force section 37 of the Act, insofar as it is not already in force. The Act prohibits all dealing in ivory, subject to the exemptions set out in sections 2 and 6 to 9.
Regulation 2 brings into force the remaining subsections of section 37 of the Act which relate to the power enabling the appropriate national authority to make regulations to amend the meaning of “ivory” to include ivory from an animal or species that is not covered by section 37(1) of the Act.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Ivory Act 2018 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 10 (partially) | 1st February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Section 37(1), (7) and (8) (partially) | 1st February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 38 and 39 (partially) | 1st February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 42 to 44 (partially) | 1st February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 2 to 10 (remaining) | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Section 11 | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Section 37(1), (7) and (8) (remaining) | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 38 and 39 (remaining) | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Section 40 | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Section 41 | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 42 to 44 (remaining) | 24th February 2022 | 2022/93 (C.5) |
| Sections 12 and 13 (partially) | 15th March 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Paragraphs 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, 14 to 18, 21, 22 and 25 of Schedule 1 (partially) | 15th March 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Section 1 (remaining) | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Sections 12 and 13 (remaining) | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Sections 14 to 36 | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Paragraphs 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, 14 to 18, 21, 22 and 25 of Schedule 1 (remaining) | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Paragraphs 4, 9, 19, 20, 23 and 24 of Schedule 1 | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |
| Schedule 2 | 6th June 2022 | 2022/288 |