# The Welfare of Animals (Staging Points) Order 1998, Article 5: Offences


It shall be an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981 for an owner or any person running a staging point, or, in the case of paragraph (g) below, any person–
(a) to operate a staging point in contravention of Article 1.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (requiring staging points to comply with the Community criteria for staging points);
(b) to use a staging point, other than a staging point approved under Article 4.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97, in contravention of Article 4.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (providing for the exclusive use of staging points for the accommodation of animals passing through them);
(c) to use a staging point approved under Article 4.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (relating to the approval of assembly centres as staging points) in contravention of paragraphs (a) to (c) of that Article;
(d) to contravene Article 4.3 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (relating to the health status of animals present at staging points);
(e) to contravene Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (relating to the operation of staging points);
(f) to permit the removal of any animal in contravention of Article 6.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97 (requiring an official veterinarian or veterinarian designated by the competent authority to confirm on the route plan that the animal is fit to travel);
(g) to contravene or fail to comply with a notice served on him by a veterinary inspector under article 4(1) of this Order; or
(h) to cause or permit any of the above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2537/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-staging-points-order-1998/article-5
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