# The Mink Keeping (Wales) Order 2000

W.S.I. 2000/3340 · made 19 December 2000

This Order continues in Wales the controls imposed in Great Britain by the Mink Keeping Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/3002), which ceases to have effect on 1st January 2001. Similar Orders to continue these controls as respects Scotland and England are being made by the Scottish Ministers and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Made under: 1932 c. 12 (Section 10)

## Introductory text

ANIMALS, WALES
DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS
Made 19th December 2000
Coming into force 1 January 2001
The National Assembly for Wales being satisfied with respect to the non-indigenous mammalian species which are the subject of this Order that by reason of their destructive habits it is desirable to control the keeping of them and to destroy any which may be at large, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 and vested in it makes the following Order:

## 1 Title, application, commencement and duration

(1) This Order may be cited as the Mink Keeping (Wales) Order 2000, shall apply to Wales and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.
(2) This Order shall cease to have effect on 1st January 2004.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932; and
“mink” (“mincod”) means the animal of the species Mustela vison.

## 3 Keeping of mink

The keeping of mink is prohibited, except under a licence granted under the Act.

## 4 Exceptions to application of the Act

In the application of the Act in relation to mink, there shall be omitted section 5(2) and, in section 6(1), paragraph (f) and the reference to a penalty in the case of an offence under paragraph (f).

## Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
D. Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
19th December 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order continues in Wales the controls imposed in Great Britain by the Mink Keeping Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/3002), which ceases to have effect on 1st January 2001. Similar Orders to continue these controls as respects Scotland and England are being made by the Scottish Ministers and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Article 1 provides the title of the order, its application to Wales, its commencement on 1st January 2001 and that it ceases to have effect on 1st January 2004. Article 2 contains a definition of the Act under which the Order is made and a definition of “mink”. Article 3 prohibits the keeping of mink except under licence.
Subject to the exceptions made by article 4 of this order, the provisions of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 continue to apply in Wales to mink until this Order ceases to have effect on 1st January 2004. These exceptions relate to the duty on occupiers of land to give notice of the presence on their land of mink not kept under a licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2000/3340 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mink-keeping-wales-order-2000
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