Article 2 Amendment to the Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999

The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999^f1 shall be amended in accordance with this article.

For paragraph 5 to 8 of Schedule 6 there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“Means of transport

5.

An animal must be transported to England by a carrier approved under article 8.

Arrival in England

6.

(1)

On arrival in England, the carrier shall check the microchip required under paragraph 2 of this Schedule and the documentation required under paragraph 4 of this Schedule in the manner specified in article 9(1) (and in the case of a cat arriving from Australia the certificate relating to the Hendra virus required under paragraph 1 of this Schedule), and in the place and manner specified in its approval.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3), the carrier shall comply with the provisions of articles 9(4) and 9(5).

(3)

If an animal arrives by sea, the carrier shall ensure it is taken into quarantine in accordance with article 9(4)(b) unless satisfied that throughout the voyage it has had no contact with any other animal and has not been put ashore at any point.”