http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/section/1/enactedIvory Act 2018enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2018-12-20 1 1 Dealing in ivory is prohibited. 2 “Dealing” in ivory means— a buying, selling or hiring it; b offering or arranging to buy, sell or hire it; c keeping it for sale or hire; d exporting it from the United Kingdom for sale or hire; e importing it into the United Kingdom for sale or hire. 3 For the purposes of this section— a buying includes acquiring for valuable consideration; b selling includes disposing of for valuable consideration; c offering includes advertising and inviting to treat. 4 In subsection (2)— a a reference in paragraph (b) to buying or hiring ivory does not include buying ivory, or hiring it as the borrower, outside the United Kingdom; b a reference in paragraph (b) or (c) to selling or hiring ivory includes selling ivory, or hiring it as the lender, outside the United Kingdom. 5 In this section “ivory” includes— a an item made of ivory; b an item that has ivory in it. (See further section 37.) 6 Sections 2 and 6 to 9 set out exceptions to the prohibition.