Article 17 Transitional provision for non-commercial owners: commercial stocksI1
United Kingdom
It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under article 3(1) in relation to a breach of the restrictions in Article 7(1)(b) (keeping) or (d) (transportation) of the Principal Regulation to show that the specimen to which the alleged offence relates—
(a)
was received from a keeper of commercial stocks in accordance with article 18(3)(d) (transitional provisions for commercial stocks); and
(b)
at all material times was kept in contained holding and appropriate measures were in place to ensure that the specimen could not reproduce or escape.
Annotations
Commencement
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Art. 17 in force at 1.12.2019, see art. 1(1)