Reg. 27 in operation at 4.4.2005, see reg. 1

Regulations revoked in part (1.11.2006) by The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/401), regs. 1, 34, Sch. 9 (with reg. 3)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/78Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005European UnionAnimal healthVeterinary servicesEUROPEAN COMMUNITIESANIMALSStatute Law Database2025-10-06Expert Participation2006-11-01These Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 325).Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland2005 No. 78EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESANIMALSAnimals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005Made9th March 2005Coming into operation4th April 2005

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being a Department designated

S.I. 2000/2812

for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972

1972 c. 68

 in relation to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2), and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART IINTRODUCTIONCitation and commencement1.

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Interpretation2.

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Exception3.

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PART IIINTRA-COMMUNITY TRADEApplication of Part II4.

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Exports5.

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Imports6.

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Transport of animals and animal products7.

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Dealers8.

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Approval of bodies, institutes, centres and teams for the purposes of Directive 92/65/EEC and laboratories for the purposes of Directive 90/539/EEC9.

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Inspection and checking at destination10.

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Duties on consignees11.

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Assembly centres and slaughterhouses12.

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Illegal consignments13.

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PART IIITRADE IN THIRD COUNTRY ANIMALSApplication of Part III14.

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Importation15.

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Illegal imports16.

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Application of regulations 7 to 1317.

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Arrival at the place of destination18.

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Post-import controls19.

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PART IVGENERALOutbreaks of disease in other states20.

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Notification of decisions21.

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Powers of inspectors22.

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Recovery of expenses23.

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Obstruction24.

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Penalties25.

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Disapplication of provisions26.

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Amendment of the Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 197527.(1)

The Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975

S.R. 1975 No. 294 as amended by S.R 1993 No. 371 and S.R. 2005 No. 78

shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 3 the definitions of the following expressions shall be omitted, that is to say –

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“assembly point operator”;

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“community instrument”;

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“EEC approved assembly point”; and

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“EEC approved market”.

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For Part III there shall be substituted –PART IIIASSEMBLY CENTRES – INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE

Prohibition on sales of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats16.(1)

A person shall not hold, or cause or permit to be held, a public sale of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats intended for intra-Community trade other than in an assembly centre.

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In this Article and in Article 17 “assembly centre” means an assembly centre approved in accordance with regulation 12 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

Collection of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats at assembly centres17.

A person shall not collect, or cause or permit to be collected, cattle, pigs, sheep or goats intended for intra-Community trade other than in an assembly centre.

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Revocations28.

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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 9th March 2005.

Liam McKibbenA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentSCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(2) and (4)

AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 90/425/EEC AND 91/496/EEC1.

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SCHEDULE 2

Regulations 2(4), 4,5(1), 6(1),(2),7(5),8(1), 10, 12(7)(a),13(3), 22(2)(b) and 26

INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE: LEGISLATION AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSPART ILEGISLATION ON INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADEBovine animals and swine1.

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Bovine semen2.

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Bovine embryos3.

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Equidae4.

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Porcine semen5.

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Poultry and hatching eggs6.

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Animal waste7.

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FishFarmed fish8.

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Fish other than farmed fish9.

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Live Bivalve molluscs10.

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Ovine and caprine animals11.

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Other animals, semen, ova and embryos12.

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Pathogens13.

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Pure-bred animals of the bovine species14.

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Breeding animals of the porcine species15.

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Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats16.

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Registered Equidae17.

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PART IIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS1.

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PART IIIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS IN CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP AND GOATS1.

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SCHEDULE 3

Regulations 13(1) and 20(1)

LIST OF DISEASES

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SCHEDULE 4

Regulations 2(4),15(5), 19 and 26

Community Legislation on Third CountriesPART IINSTRUMENTS SPECIFYING THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THIRD COUNTRIES FROM WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORISE CERTAIN IMPORTS1.

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PART IIDETAILED PROVISIONSBovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine from third countries1.

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Cloven-hoofed animals and elephants from third countries2.

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EquidaeGeneral3.

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Temporary admission of registered horses5.

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Registered horses for racing, etc, upon re-entry6.

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Equidae for slaughter7.

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Registered equidae for breeding and production8.

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Poultry9.

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Captive birds9A.

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Other specified animals, semen, ova and embryos10.

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Live animals from New Zealand11.

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Zootechnical conditions12.

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Finfish and Shellfish from third countries13.

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SCHEDULE 5

Regulation 26

DISAPPLICATION OF LEGISLATION

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SCHEDULE 6

Regulations 5(7), 23 and 25(1)

THE NORTHERN IRELAND POULTRY HEALTH ASSURANCE SCHEMEPART IMEMBERSHIP1.

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PART IIREGISTRATION FEE1.

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PART VSUPPLEMENTARY AUDIT INSPECTION FEE1.

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SCHEDULE 7

Regulations 9(5) and 25(1)

APPROVAL OF LABORATORIES UNDER THE NORTHERN IRELAND POULTRY HEALTH ASSURANCE SCHEMEPART IAPPROVAL1.

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(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 325).

They implement Council Directive 90/425/EEC (concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market) (O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 29) and Council Directive 91/496/EEC (laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries) (O.J. No. L268, 24.9.91, p. 56).

They continue to include the following provisions:

With respect to intra-Community trade, the Regulations make it an offence to export, import or transport for intra-Community trade any animal or animal product to which Directive 90/425/EEC applies except in accordance with that Directive (regulations 5, 6 and 7).

The Regulations also set out the procedure and requirements for the registration of dealers in animals and animal products (regulation 8).

The requirements and procedures for approval of centres and teams engaging in intra-Community trade in animals and animal products are set out (regulation 9).

They give to inspectors the powers of inspection and examination specified in Directive 90/425/EEC, together with the necessary powers of entry (regulations 10 and 22).

They place duties on consignees of animals and animal products (regulation 11).

The Regulations specify the preconditions for the approval of assembly centres (regulation 12).

They provide for procedures to be followed where a consignment constitutes a danger to health or is otherwise illegal (regulation 13).

With respect to the importation of animals from third countries, the Regulations prohibit the importation of any animal unless the conditions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC are complied with (regulation 15).

At the place of destination, animals for breeding and production may not be released until authorised by an authorised officer of the Department (regulation 18).

The Regulations also give powers to the Department to take action in the event of an outbreak of disease in another state (regulation 20) and make provision for the notification of decisions, powers of entry and penalties.

Changes from the previous legislation

Regulation 3(2) implements the requirement in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003 (O.J. No. L146, 13.6.2003, p. 1) that where any person is travelling with more than 5 pets of certain species from certain third countries, those animals shall be subject to the veterinary checks provided for in these Regulations, notwithstanding the general exemption for pets from veterinary checks in regulation 3(1).

These Regulations implement Council Directive 2003/50/EC (amending Directive 91/68/EEC as regards reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals) (O.J. No. L169, 8.7.2003, p. 51). The amended provisions of Directive 91/68/EEC relating to health controls for assembly centres, dealers and transporters, in the case of sheep and goats, are reflected in regulations 7 and 12, and Parts II and III of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Regulation 15(8) has been revised to reflect the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 (introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks, on animals from third countries entering the Community) (O.J. No. L49, 19.2.2004, p. 11), including the requirements relating to the new “common veterinary entry document”, which an importer must use to give notice of his intention to import an animal into the Community from a third country, and which the official veterinarian must use to record his decision on the consignment.

Regulation 18 has been revised to reflect the requirements of Article 7(ii) of Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (O.J. No. L73, 11.3.2004, p. 11). Elephants and animals of the order Artiodactyla imported from third countries for certain purposes must be kept at their place of destination for 30 days and may not be released unless authorised by an authorised officer of the Department. The order Artiodactyla includes animals commonly known as pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, camelids and hippopotamuses (this list is not exhaustive).

Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been updated in order to implement Community instruments that have come into force since the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 were made.