Citation, commencement and extent

1. This Order-

(a)may be cited as the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2011;

(b)comes into force on 2nd March 2011; and

(c)extends to Scotland only.

Amendment to the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974

2.-(1) The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974(2) is amended as follows.

(2) After article 5(2) (detention and isolation in quarantine) insert-

"(2A) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any animal of the order Rodentia or Lagomorpha where a licence granted under article 4(3) states that it is being brought into Scotland-

(a)for use at research premises in connection with scientific research; or

(b)to a zoo (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981(3)) which operates under the authority of a licence issued under that Act.".

(3) In article 7(1) (control of movement of animals after landing), after "a licence granted under Article 4 above" insert "(other than an animal which, by virtue of article 5(2A), is exempted from the requirements of article 5(2))".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/2211, as amended) to create an exception to the quarantine requirements of that Order for animals of the order Rodentia (rodents such as mice and rats) and Lagomorpha (lagomorphs such as hares and rabbits) which are licenced to be brought into Scotland for use in scientific research at research premises or which are to be kept at a zoo.

No Business Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of this Order as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.