Article 4 Manner of checks
United Kingdom
1.
The competent authority shall in general carry out the checks without advance warning.
However, advance warning of checks may be given where necessary. Where advance warning is given, provided it shall be limited to the strict minimum necessary and as a general rule shall not exceed 48 hours, except in exceptional cases.
2.
The checks may be carried out in conjunction with any other inspections provided for F1under any enactment.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 11(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)