1.No person shall transport animals by road for a long journey unless the means of transport has been inspected and approved under Article 18(1) [F1of this Regulation or has been inspected and approved in Northern Ireland under Article 18(1) of the EU Council Regulation].
2.No person shall transport by sea, for more than 10 nautical miles, domestic Equidae and domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species from a [F2port in Great Britain] unless the livestock vessel has been inspected and approved under Article 19(1) [F3of this Regulation or has been inspected and approved in Northern Ireland under Article 19(1) of the EU Council Regulation].
3.The provisions of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 apply to containers used for the transport of domestic Equidae or domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine or porcine species by road and/or by water, for long journeys.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 7(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(13)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(16)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(13)(b)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(16)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 7(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(13)(b)(ii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1590), regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(16)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)