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5.—(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974(1) does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Great Britain which—
(a)is an animal of a species listed in Part A F1...of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Great Britain on a carrier approved in accordance with article 11 (unless article 11(2) applies) 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 Great Britain from Northern Ireland, 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 Great Britain from [F3a] member State.]
(2) But the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 does apply to the importation into Great Britain 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 (29.12.2014) by virtue of The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3158), arts. 1(3), 6(1)
F2Art. 5(1)(c) substituted (29.12.2014) by The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3158), arts. 1(3), 6(2)
F3Word in art. 5(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/782), regs. 1, 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
6. The requirement in respect of rabies is that the animal complies with [F4Article F5... 10] of the Pets Regulation F6....
Textual Amendments
F4Words in art. 6 substituted (29.12.2014) by The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3158), arts. 1(3), 7
F5Words in art. 6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 36(3)(a)
F6Words in art. 6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 36(3)(b)
7. The requirement in respect of Nipah disease is that a dog or cat imported from Malaysia (Peninsula) must be accompanied by a certificate which—
(a)is signed by a representative of the Malaysian government veterinary services,
(b)states the number of the microchip implanted in the dog or cat, and
(c)certifies that the conditions in Article 2(2) of Decision 2006/146/EC have been met.
8. The requirement in respect of Hendra disease is that a cat imported from Australia must be accompanied by a certificate which—
(a)is signed by a representative of the Australian government veterinary services,
(b)states the number of the microchip implanted in the cat, and
(c)certifies that the condition in Article 3(2) of Decision 2006/146/EC has been met.
9. The requirement in respect of Echinococcus multilocularis is that a dog complies with the preventive health measures in Article [F76] of the supplementary Regulation, except where those measures do not apply by virtue of Article [F87(1)(b)] of that Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F7Word in art. 9 substituted (29.3.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/526), regs. 1(2), 15(3)(a)
F8Word in art. 9 substituted (29.3.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/526), regs. 1(2), 15(3)(b)
10.—(1) The Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979(2) does not apply to the landing of a pet bird to which Decision 2007/25/EC applies.
(2) Paragraphs (3) to (5) apply where a pet bird is part of a movement into Great Britain which does not comply with Decision 2007/25/EC.
(3) An officer of the competent authority may serve a written notice on the person accompanying the bird, requiring that person to—
(a)return the bird to its country of origin,
(b)place the bird in quarantine for such period, at such place and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notice, or
(c)where the return or quarantine of the bird is not possible, cause the bird to be destroyed by a date specified in the notice.
(4) A person on whom a notice is served must comply with it at that person’s own expense.
(5) Where a notice is not complied with, an officer of the competent authority may seize the bird, detain it and arrange for it to be treated as required by the notice at the expense of the person on whom notice is served.
S.I. 1974/2211. Amending instruments are, in relation to Great Britain, S.I. 1977/361, 1984/1182, 1986/2062, 1990/2371, 1993/1813, 1994/1405, 1994/1716, 1995/2922 and 2002/3135; in relation to England, S.I. 2004/2364; in relation to Wales, S.I. 2002/882; and in relation to Scotland, S.S.I. 2003/229 and 2011/46.
S.I. 1979/1702, amended by S.I. 1990/2371.
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