Article 1 Scope

United Kingdom

This Regulation shall apply to the transport of live vertebrate animals carried out within F1Great Britain, including the specific checks to be carried out by officials on consignments entering or leaving F2... Great Britain.

Only F3Article 3 shall apply to:

(a)

the transport of animals carried out by farmers using agricultural vehicles or means of transport belonging to them in cases where the geographical circumstances call for transport for seasonal transhumance of certain types of animals;

(b)

transport carried out by farmers, of their own animals, in their own means of transport for a distance of less than 50 km from their holding.

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This Regulation shall not apply to the transport of animals which does not take place in connection with an economic activity and to the transport of animals directly to or from veterinary practices or clinics, under the advice of a veterinarian.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 1(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)(ii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1590), regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 2(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (20.7.2022) by The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/846), regs. 1, 4(3)
F4: Art. 1(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Art. 1(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 3(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)