Ivory Act 2018

7Pre-1947 items with low ivory content

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(1)An item that has ivory in it is exempt from the prohibition if—

(a)the item is pre-1947,

(b)all the ivory in the item is integral to it,

(c)the volume of ivory in the item is less than 10% of the total volume of the material of which the item is made, and

(d)the item is registered under section 10.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) ivory is “integral” to an item if it could not be removed from the item without difficulty or without damaging the item.