The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

2.  In section 7(3)(c)(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2)—

(a) for “Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997(3) (S.I. 1997/1372)” substitute “Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018(4) (S.I. 2018/703)”;

(b) for “under Regulation 9 of those Regulations” substitute “under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations which consists of the conduct specified in the table in that paragraph as the subject-matter of Regulation 8(6) of those Regulations”.

The Serious Crime Act 2007

3.  In Schedule 1 to the Serious Crime Act 2007(5), for each of paragraphs 13(4), 16M(4) and 29(4) substitute—

“(4) An offence under paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/703).

(5) An offence under paragraph 2 of that Schedule which consists of the conduct specified in the table in that paragraph as the subject matter of Article 16(1)(c) or (d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(6).”.

(1)

Section 7(3)(c) was inserted by paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 6 to the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6).

(2)

1981 c. 69.

(3)

S.I. 1997/1372, which was revoked by S.I. 2018/703.

(4)

S.I. 2018/703, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

2007 c. 27. Part 1A was inserted by paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9).

(6)

OJ No L 61, 3.3.1997, p 1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/160 (OJ No L 27, 1.2.2017, p 1).