# The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 32: Enforcement

Extent: E+W

(1) At a border control post these Regulations are enforced—
(a) in relation to animals by the Welsh Ministers; and
(b) in relation to products by the local authority.
(2) Outside a border control post, in relation to animals (other than in relation to aquatic animals) they are enforced by the local authority.
(2A) Outside a border control post, official controls in relation to aquatic animals are enforced by the Welsh Ministers.
(3) Outside a border control post, in relation to products they are enforced by—
(a) the local authority; or
(b) by the Food Standards Agency at any cutting plant, game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse, or premises at which the Agency enforces the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 .
(4) In addition, in relation to products they are enforced by a general customs official in any place (other than the inspection facilities in a border control post) where goods are subject to customs supervision by that official under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
(5) The Welsh Ministers may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that the Welsh Ministers may discharge any duty imposed on a local authority under this regulation.
(6) Where a customs officer exercising a statutory function at any place under customs supervision discovers any animal or product suspected of being non-compliant, that officer must detain it and notify such detention to an authorised officer of the relevant enforcement authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/2379/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-in-animals-and-related-products-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-32
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