# The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997, Article 17: Enforcement


(1) This Order shall be executed and enforced by the local authority.
(2) The appropriate Minister may direct, in relation to cases of a particular description or a particular case, that this Order shall be executed and enforced by him and not by the local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1480/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997/article-17
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