Paragraph 8 Imported birds

Scotland

(1)

The Scottish Ministers are the competent authority for F1the import of certain birds and quarantine conditions for the purposes of F2Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof.

(2)

An importer must comply with Article 7 (transport of birds) of that Regulation.

(3)

No person may release a bird from quarantine except in accordance with Article 16 (release of birds) of that Regulation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in sch. 2 para. 8(1) inserted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 24(31)(e)
F2: Words in sch. 2 para. 8(1) substituted (28.2.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/391), regs. 1(1), 35(8)(b)