Regulation 1 Title, commencement, interpretation and extent

These Regulations may be cited as the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 9th October 1995.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any expressions used have the meaning they bear in Council Directive 90/425/EEC concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the single market^f1 and Council Directive 91/496/EEC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries^f2, both of which have been amended in accordance with Schedule 1;

• “border inspection post” means, in relation to a species of animal, a place specified in relation to that species in Schedule 2;

• “collection centre” means any site, including holdings and markets, at which animals originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals intended for trade;

• “import” means import into Great Britain;

• “inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Minister or a local authority, and when used in relation to a person so appointed by the Minister, includes a veterinary inspector;

• “local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, as respects each London borough (except in relation to imported live animals), metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county, the council of that borough, district or county;

  2. (b)

     as respects the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported live animals, the Common Council;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, the regional or islands council;

• “Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;

• “place of destination” means the address or addresses to which the consignment is consigned by the consignor;

• “veterinary inspector” means a person appointed as a veterinary inspector by the Minister.

Any reference in these Regulations to a Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.

Any reference in these Regulations to an instrument of the European Community is to that instrument as amended at the time these Regulations come into force.

All notices and approvals under these Regulations shall be in writing and may be made subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.

These Regulations do not apply to Northern Ireland.