The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

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The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

Animals

Agriculture

Made

21 st December 2011

Coming into operation

1 st January 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated(1) for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development that it is expedient for the references to the European instruments in these Regulations to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1 A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

PART 1 INTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1 st January 2012.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;

“animal” means an animal of any kind, including a bird, fish or invertebrate;

“authorised officer” means a person who is authorised by the Department, a district council, or the Agency either generally or specifically, to act in matters arising under these Regulations, whether or not that person is an officer of the Department, a district council or the Agency;

“border inspection post” means a port or airport approved as such by the European Commission(3);

“CVED” means the Common Veterinary Entry Document specified in—

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 136/2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries(4); and

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community(5).

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“enforcement authority” has the meaning given in regulation 31;

“equidae” means wild or domesticated animals of the equine (including zebras) or asinine species or the offspring or crossings of those species;

“genetic material” means hatching eggs and animal semen, ova or embryos;

“official veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon appointed by the Department in accordance with regulation 12(1)(a);

“premises” includes—

any land, building, shed, pen or other place;

any receptacle or container;

ship, vessel, boat, aircraft, hovercraft or vehicle of any other description;

“product” means a product listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC(6)) and, in addition, hay and straw.

(2) All references in Schedule 2 to European Union instruments are referenc...

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