# Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97, Article 1: Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Regulation shall apply to the transport of live vertebrate animals carried out within Great Britain, including the specific checks to be carried out by officials on consignments entering or leaving ... Great Britain.
2. Only Article 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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5. 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-1
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