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Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97
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1.[F1The competent authority] shall grant a certificate of approval for a livestock vessel upon application, provided that the vessel is:
(a)operated from [F2Great Britain];
(b)is not the subject of an application submitted to or an approval by another competent authority F3...;
(c)has been inspected by [F1the competent authority] and found to comply with the requirements of Section 1 of Chapter IV of Annex I regarding the construction and equipment for livestock vessels.
[F42.[F1The competent authority] shall issue each certificate with a number unique in Great Britain. The certificate shall be drawn up in English and other languages may also appear. Certificates shall be valid for a period of not more than five years from the date of issue and shall become invalid as soon as the means of transport are modified or refitted in a way that affects the welfare of the animals.]
3.[F1The competent authority] shall record approved livestock vessels in a manner enabling them to be rapidly identified, in particular in the event of failure to comply with this Regulation.
4.[F1The competent authority] shall record the certifications of the approval of livestock vessels in an electronic database, in a manner enabling them to be rapidly identified, in particular in the event of failure to comply with the requirements of this Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Regulation substituted (20.7.2022) by The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/846), regs. 1, 4(2)(a)
F2Words in Art. 19(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(25)(a)(ii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(26)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 19(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(25)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Art. 19(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(25)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(26)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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