Article 14 Appointment of authorised officers

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The local authority or the appropriate authority may authorise officers for the purpose of enforcing the relevant instruments.

(2)

The following are authorised officers for the purpose of enforcing the relevant instruments—

(a)

a person appointed as an inspector or a veterinary inspector for the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981^f1,

(b)

a person appointed for the purposes of the Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (England) Regulations 2004^f2 or the Pet Travel Scheme (Scotland) Order 2003^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1981 c. 22.
f2: S.I. 2004/2363.
f3: S.S.I. 2003/229.