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5.—(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977(1) does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Northern Ireland which—
(a)is an animal of a species listed in Part A F1... of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland directly from Great Britain, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; or
[F2(c)is an animal of a species listed in Part B of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland from [F3a] member State.]
(2) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 does apply to the importation into Northern Ireland 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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 5(1)(a) omitted (23.7.2015) by virtue of The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/282), arts. 1, 6(1)
F2Art. 5(1)(c) substituted (23.7.2015) by The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/282), arts. 1, 6(2)
F3Word in art. 5(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/811), regs. 1(1), 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 5 in operation at 1.1.2012, see art. 1
S.R 1977 No. 113 as amended by S.R. 1977 No. 256, S.R.1994 No. 402, S.R. 2000 No.10 and S.R. 2005 No. 275 and disapplied by S.R. 2006 No. 401
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