Made | 18th November 2002 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 20th November 2002 | ||
Coming into force | 11th December 2002 |
(5) In article 7, for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph -
(6) In article 7 after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs -
in accordance with the requirements of a mandatory identification system operated by or on behalf of the authority.
(3B) The official health certificate relating to rabies vaccination of an animal to which this paragraph applies shall contain the information specified in Schedule 3 to this Order as modified by substituting for the first indent of the declaration in paragraph 3 the following indent -
(7) For article 7A there shall be substituted the following article -
(8) In Part I of Schedule 2 for the words "Permitted Countries and Territories" there shall be substituted the words "Qualifying European Countries and Territories".
(9) In Schedule 4 -
(10) For Schedule 6 there shall be substituted the following Schedule -
Antigua and Barbuda | Fiji | Mayotte |
Ascension Island | French Polynesia | Montserrat |
Australia (a) | Guadeloupe | New Caledonia |
Bahrain | Hawaii | New Zealand |
Barbados | Jamaica | St Helena |
Bermuda | Japan | St Kitts and Nevis |
Canada | La Réunion | St Vincent |
Cayman Islands | Martinique | Singapore |
Falkland Islands | Mauritius | United States of America (which in this Schedule means the coterminous United States and Alaska and excludes Hawaii and any dependencies or other territories) |
Vanuatu | ||
Wallis and Fortuna |
Identification
2.
- (1) The animal shall be identified by means of a microchip implanted into its body.
(2) If the carrier does not have a reader capable of reading the microchip, the person bringing the animal into England shall provide a reader for the microchip at the time the carrier checks the identity of the animal.
Health status
3.
- (1) The animal shall be vaccinated against rabies as specified in article 6(1), and a blood sample from the animal tested in accordance with article 6(2).
(2) If the animal is brought into England from Canada or the United States of America it shall be treated against ticks and Echinococcus multilocularis in the country of export as specified in article 6(4) and article 6(4A).
(3) If the animal is brought into England from another country or territory in this Schedule, it shall be treated against ticks and Echinococcus multilocularis in the country of export as specified in article 6(4) and article 6(4A) except that the treatment for ticks shall contain fipronil as the active ingredient.
(4) The animal shall not have been outside the countries or territories in Part I of Schedule 2 or Schedule 6 in the six months preceding the animal being brought into England.
Documentation
4.
The animal shall be accompanied by -
Means of transport
5.
An animal must be transported to England by air (except an animal from Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands or St Helena, which may be transported by sea) by a carrier approved under article 8 from one of the countries or territories in this Schedule.
Seals
6.
- (1) Before transport to England by air, the container in which the animal is transported shall be sealed by an official authorised by the competent authority of the exporting country with the official seal of that authority.
(2) The construction of the cage and the location of the seal shall be such that the cage cannot be opened without breaking the seal.
(3) The official applying the seal shall write the number of the seal on the health certificate relating to treatment for Echinococcus multilocularis and ticks, sign it and stamp it with the official stamp of the competent authority.
(4) If, during transport, the official seal is broken, it shall be replaced by an official authorised by the competent authority of the country or territory in which the seal is broken with the official seal of that authority, who shall certify in writing that, between the time that the original seal was broken and the replacement applied, the animal did not come into contact with any other animals.
Arrival in England by air
7.
- (1) On arrival in England, the carrier shall examine the seal on the animal's container.
(2) If the seal is unbroken (or the container has been re-sealed under paragraph 6(4) and there is a certificate to that effect in accordance with that paragraph accompanying the animal) and its number corresponds to the number of the seal entered on the certificate, the carrier shall check the microchip and the documentation required under paragraph 2 of this Schedule in the manner specified in article 9(1) (and, in the case of a cat arriving from Australia, the certificate relating to the Hendra virus required under paragraph 1 of this Schedule), and shall comply with the provisions of article 9(4) and 9(5)(a).
(3) If the seal is missing or is broken (other than in the circumstances described in paragraph 6(4) of this Schedule) or if the number on the seal does not correspond to the number of the seal entered on the certificate, the carrier shall ensure that the animal is taken into quarantine in accordance with article 9(4)(b); but if the Minister is satisfied, after the animal has been taken into quarantine, that the animal was not exposed to risk of infection of rabies during its journey, he may subsequently release the animal from quarantine.
Arrival in England by sea
8.
- (1) If an animal is brought in by sea from Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands or St Helena the carrier shall check the microchip and the documentation required by paragraph 2 of this Schedule in the manner specified in article 9(1).
(2) If the carrier is satisfied that the documentation is correct and that, throughout the voyage, the animal has had no contact with any other animal, and has not been put ashore at any point, it shall release the animal to its owner or his representative.
(3) If the carrier is not so satisfied, the carrier shall ensure that the animal is taken into quarantine in accordance with article 9(4)(b).".
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th November 2002
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Animal Identification and International Trade Division of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 1A Page Street, London SW1P 4PQ.
[2] See section 86(1) for the definitions of "the Ministers" and "the Minister". Functions of "the Ministers", so far as exercisable by the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Other functions of the Secretary of State for Wales under the Animal Health Act 1981, and functions of the Secretary of State for Scotland under the Act, were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141). The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Animal Health Act 1981 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/794.back
[3] S.I. 1999/3443 as amended by S.I. 2000/1298, S.I. 2000/1564, S.I. 2000/1641, S.I. 2001/6 and S.I. 2002/1011.back