# Shark Fins Act 2023, Section 1: Prohibition on import and export of shark fins

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) It is prohibited—
(a) to import shark fins, or things containing shark fins, into the United Kingdom as a result of their entry into Great Britain, or
(b) to export shark fins, or things containing shark fins, from the United Kingdom as a result of their removal from Great Britain.
(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply where—
(a) the shark fins are naturally attached to the body of the shark, and
(b) the body is substantially intact, ignoring any removal of the head and internal organs.
(3) The Schedule contains provision for exemption certificates relating to the prohibition in subsection (1).
(4) In this section and the Schedule—
“shark fins” means any fins or parts of fins of a shark, other than the pectoral fins or parts of pectoral fins of a ray;
“shark” means any fish of the taxon Elasmobranchii.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/22/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shark-fins-act-2023/section-1
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