Regulation 3 Transport

(1)

A person who fails to comply with the following provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 is guilty of an offence under the Act–

(a)

Article 3 (general conditions for the transport of animals);

(b)

Article 4(1) (Article 4 relates to transport documentation);

(c)

Article 5(1) (Article 5 relates to planning obligations for the transport of animals);

(d)

Article 6(1) F1and (1A) (transporters);

(e)

from 5 January 2008, Article 6(5) F2and (5A);

(f)

Article 7 (prior inspection and approval of means of transport);

(g)

Points 1.8, 1.9 and 1.11 of Chapter III of Annex I to that Regulation.

(2)

Copies of the documentation referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 must be kept for 6 months from the date of completion of the journey.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 3(1)(d) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 4(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in reg. 3(1)(e) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 4(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)