The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006

PART IAPPROVALS

1.  The National Assembly may, if it is satisfied in all the circumstances that it is appropriate to do so, grant to a quarantine manager an approval in respect of—

(a)a quarantine centre for which the quarantine manager has charge and which at least meets the minimum conditions set out in Annex B of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC (in this Schedule, “the Decision”) in relation to quarantine centres and quarantine units; and

(b)a quarantine facility for which the quarantine manager has charge and which at least meets the minimum conditions set out in Annex B of the Decision in relation to quarantine facilities.

2.  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Part, an approval expires at the end of 12 months from the date of its being granted unless—

(a)the transitional arrangements in Part IV apply;

(b)an earlier expiry date is provided for at the grant of an approval under paragraph 1; or

(c)it is revoked under regulation 1(6).

3.  The National Assembly must give reasons in writing—

(a)for refusing an application for an approval provided for under this Schedule;

(b)for attaching conditions to an approval granted under this Schedule;

(c)for providing that such an approval will expire earlier than 12 months from the date of its being granted.

4.  Notice of a revocation or suspension of an approval granted under this Schedule must—

(a)take effect when it is served, unless otherwise stated in the notice;

(b)state—

(i)the reasons for the revocation or suspension, and

(ii)the time and date when it is to take effect;

(c)be served upon the quarantine manager—

(i)in person, or by leaving it at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned; or

(ii)by post addressed to the quarantine manager at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned, in which case it will be deemed to be served at 12 noon on the second day after posting it; and

(d)be copied to the importer, and so far as is practicable, if the importer is not the owner of the birds concerned, to the owner of the birds kept at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility at the date the revocation or suspension is to take effect.

5.  Where an approval is revoked or is to be revoked and the continuation of quarantine at the quarantine centre or quarantine facility concerned would in the opinion of a veterinary inspector cause a significant public or animal health risk, the veterinary inspector may issue directions by notice as to the movement or disposal of birds held in quarantine at the time the notice of revocation is stated to take effect, and such notice must be served and copied to any importer and owner concerned as if it were a notice to which paragraph 4(c) and (d) applied.