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Ivory Act 2018

2018 c. 30 · Enacted 20 December 2018 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to prohibit dealing in ivory, and for connected purposes.[20th December 2018]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Prohibition
  2. 1Prohibition on dealing in ivory
  3. Exemption for outstandingly valuable and important pre-1918 items
  4. 2Pre-1918 items of outstanding artistic etc value and importance
  5. 3Applications for exemption certificates
  6. 4Further provision about exemption certificates
  7. 5Fresh applications and appeals
  8. Other exemptions
  9. 6Pre-1918 portrait miniatures
  10. 7Pre-1947 items with low ivory content
  11. 8Pre-1975 musical instruments
  12. 9Acquisitions by qualifying museums
  13. 10Registration
  14. 11Further provision about registration
  15. Criminal and civil sanctions
  16. 12Offence of breaching the prohibition or causing or facilitating a breach
  17. 13Civil sanctions
  18. Powers of entry, search and seizure
  19. 14Power to stop and search persons
  20. 15Power to stop and search vehicles
  21. 16Power to board and search vessels and aircraft
  22. 17Warrants authorising entry and search of premises
  23. 18Further provision about search warrants
  24. 19Powers of examination etc
  25. 20Power to require production of documents etc
  26. 21Powers of seizure etc
  27. 22Accredited civilian officers: powers of entry
  28. 23Other powers of accredited civilian officers
  29. 24Excluded items
  30. 25Further provision about seizure under section 21 or 23
  31. 26Notices and records in relation to seized items
  32. 27Powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision
  33. 28Offences of obstruction etc
  34. Retention and disposal or return of items
  35. 29Retention of seized items
  36. 30Forfeiture of seized items by court on application
  37. 31Appeal against decision under section 30
  38. 32Return of item to person entitled to it, or disposal if return impracticable
  39. 33Forfeiture by court following conviction
  40. General
  41. 34Application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
  42. 35Contracts of insurance etc
  43. 36Liability of corporate officers for offences by bodies corporate etc
  44. 37Meaning of “ivory”
  45. 38Meaning of other expressions
  46. 39Regulations
  47. 40Financial provision
  48. 41Crown application
  49. 42Extent
  50. 43Commencement
  51. 44Short title
  52. Schedule 1: Civil sanctions
  53. Part 1: Monetary penalties
  54. Imposition of monetary penalties
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. Representations and appeals etc
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. Information to be included in notices under paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. Monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and conviction
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. Part 2: Stop notices
  63. Imposition of stop notices
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. Information to be included in stop notices
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. Completion certificates
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. Appeals
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. Offence of failure to comply with stop notice
  72. 9Paragraph 9
  73. Part 3: Enforcement undertakings
  74. 10Paragraph 10
  75. Part 4: Enforcement cost recovery notices Not yet in force
  76. Imposition of enforcement cost recovery notices Not yet in force
  77. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  78. Information to be included in enforcement cost recovery notices Not yet in force
  79. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  80. Appeals Not yet in force
  81. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  82. Part 5: Power to make supplementary provision etc by regulations
  83. Supplementary regulations: general
  84. 14Paragraph 14
  85. Consultation
  86. 15Paragraph 15
  87. Monetary penalties and costs
  88. 16Paragraph 16
  89. Enforcement undertakings
  90. 17Paragraph 17
  91. Appeals
  92. 18Paragraph 18
  93. Part 6: General and supplemental
  94. Combination of sanctions
  95. 19Paragraph 19
  96. Unincorporated associations
  97. 20Paragraph 20
  98. Guidance as to enforcement
  99. 21Paragraph 21
  100. Pre-commencement consultation
  101. 22Paragraph 22
  102. Reports on use of civil sanctions
  103. 23Paragraph 23
  104. Disclosure of information
  105. 24Paragraph 24
  106. Part 7: Interpretation
  107. Interpretation of Schedule
  108. 25Paragraph 25
  109. Schedule 2: Search warrants: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  110. Part 1: Preliminary
  111. Application of this Schedule
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. Interpretation
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. Part 2: Search warrants: applications and safeguards
  116. Applications for warrants
  117. 3Paragraph 3
  118. Safeguards in connection with power of entry conferred by warrant
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. 5Paragraph 5
  121. 6Paragraph 6
  122. Part 3: Execution of search warrants
  123. Warrant to be executed within one month
  124. 7Paragraph 7
  125. All-premises warrants
  126. 8Paragraph 8
  127. Search of premises more than once
  128. 9Paragraph 9
  129. Time of search
  130. 10Paragraph 10
  131. Evidence of authority etc
  132. 11Paragraph 11
  133. Extent of search
  134. 12Paragraph 12
  135. Securing premises after entry
  136. 13Paragraph 13
  137. Return and retention of warrant
  138. 14Paragraph 14