# The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, Article 5: Controls on rabies and certain other diseases of mammals

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 does not apply to the landing of a pet animal in Northern Ireland which—
(a) is an animal of a species listed in Part A ... of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland and satisfies—
(i) the requirement in respect of Rabies in Article 6
(ii) the requirement in respect of Nipah disease in Article 7 (where applicable);
(iii) the requirement in respect of Hendra disease in Article 8 (where applicable); and
(iv) the requirement in respect of Echinococcus multilocularis) in Article 9 (where applicable),
(b) is brought into Northern Ireland directly from Great Britain, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; or
(c) is an animal of a species listed in Part B of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland from a member State.
(2) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 does apply to the importation into Northern Ireland of a pet animal which is—
(a) a prairie dog originating in, or coming from, the United States of America; or
(b) a rodent of non-domestic species or a squirrel originating in or coming from a third country of the African sub-Saharan region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/440/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-commercial-movement-of-pet-animals-order-northern-ireland-2011/article-5
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