{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-animal-pathogens-order-1980/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-animal-pathogens-order-1980/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1980/1212",
  "legislation_title": "The Importation of Animal Pathogens Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-animal-pathogens-order-1980",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Indictable offences",
  "text": "Section 3 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1975 (prosecution on indictment of certain offences connected with importation) shall apply to an offence which consists of—\n(a) the importation into Great Britain of an animal pathogen or carrier in contravention of the provisions of article 4(1) above with intent to evade those provisions, or\n(b) the failure by any person to observe any condition of a licence with intent to evade such condition.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1212/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:55:45.929215+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."
}