# The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019, Article 17: Transitional provision for non-commercial owners: commercial stocks

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

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/527/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/invasive-alien-species-enforcement-and-permitting-order-2019/article-17
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