{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-import-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-act-2025/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-import-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-act-2025/section-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/30",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-import-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-act-2025",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Corresponding application of commercial rules",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 3 of the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1197)—\n(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) These Regulations do not apply in relation to pet animals where the movement of the animals is a non-commercial movement for the purposes of the Pets Regulation (see Articles 3, 5 and 5A of the Pets Regulation).”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), omit the definitions of “authorised person”, “non-commercial movement”, “owner”, and “accompanying”.\n(2) In regulation 3 of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/177)—\n(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) These Regulations do not apply in relation to pet animals where the movement of the animals is a non-commercial movement for the purposes of the Pets Regulation (see Articles 3, 5 and 5A of the Pets Regulation).”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), omit the definitions of “authorised person”, “non-commercial movement”, “owner”, and “accompanying”.\n(3) In regulation 3 of the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2379 (W. 252))—\n(a) in the English language text—\n(i) for paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) These Regulations do not apply in relation to pet animals where the movement of the animals is a non-commercial movement for the purposes of the Pets Regulation (see Articles 3, 5 and 5A of the Pets Regulation).”;\n(ii) in paragraph (2), omit the definitions of “accompanying”, “authorised person”, “non-commercial movement”, and “owner”;\n(b) in the Welsh language text—\n(i) for paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) Nid yw’r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys mewn perthynas ag anifeiliaid anwes pan fo symud yr anifeiliaid yn symud anfasnachol at ddibenion y Rheoliad Anifeiliaid Anwes (gweler Erthyglau 3, 5 a 5A o’r Rheoliad Anifeiliaid Anwes).”;\n(ii) in paragraph (2), omit the definitions of “mynd gyda”, “person awdurdodedig”, “symud anfasnachol” and “perchennog”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 8(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/30/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:45:39.734662+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}