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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall, except for regulation 7, come into force on 16th November 1996 immediately after the coming into force of articles 1 to 4 of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 (Amendment) Order 1996.
(2) Regulation 7 shall come into force on 17th November 1996, immediately after the coming into force of article 5 of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 (Amendment) Order 1996.
(3) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976.
2 
In Schedule 1 to the Act (Animals the importation and exportation of which are restricted) for all the words from “This Schedule applies” onwards there shall be substituted “This Schedule does not apply to any kind of animal.”.
3 
In Schedule 2 to the Act (Plants the importation and exportation of which are restricted) for all the words from “This Schedule applies” onwards there shall be substituted “This Schedule does not apply to any kind of plant.”.
4 
In Schedule 3 to the Act (Items the importation and exportation of which are restricted) for all the words from “This Schedule applies” onwards there shall be substituted “This Schedule does not apply to any item.”.
5 
For Schedule 4 to the Act (Animals the sale etc. of which is restricted) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
6 
For Schedule 5 to the Act (Plants the sale etc. of which is restricted) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
7 
The Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 (Amendment) Order 1996 is hereby revoked.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
James Clappison
Parliamentary Secretary of State
Department of the Environment
19th October 1996
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 5
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SCHEDULE 4
Section 4

This Schedule applies to the following kinds of animal, namely—

1 
Subject to paragraph 2, the kinds of mammals specified in the first column below—

Restricted kind Common name
Carnivora
Vulpes velox hebes Northern kit fox
Aonyx microdon Cameroon clawless otter
Felis bengalensis bengalensis Bengal tiger cat
Felis rubiginosa Rusty-spotted cat
Felis rufa escuinapae Mexican bobcat
Artiodactyla
Vicugna vicugna Vicuna
Moschus moschiferus moschiferus Himalayan musk deer
Antilocapra americana sonoriensis Sonoran pronghorn
Rodentia
Pseudomys fumous Smoky mouse
2 
The species Aonyx microdon, Felis bengalensis bengalensis, Felis rubiginosa, Antilocapra americana sonoriensis, Moschus moschiferus moschiferus and Vicugna vicugna are specified in this Schedule only in relation to populations excluded from Appendix I of Annex A to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3626/82 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 558/95.
3 
The kinds of birds specified in the first column below—

Restricted kind Common name
Falconiformes
Cathartidae (except Gymnogyps californianus and Vultur gryphus) New World vultures
4 
Subject to paragraph 5, the kinds of reptiles specified in the first column below—

Restricted kind Common name
Crocodylia
Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile
Crocodylus porosus Salt-water crocodile
Serpentes
Bolyeria spp (except B. multocarinata) Round Island boas
Casarea spp (except C. dussumeri) Keel-scaled boas
5 
Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus porosus are specified in this Schedule only in relation to populations excluded from Appendix I of Annex A to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3626/82 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 558/95.
6 
The kinds of fish specified in the first column below—

Restricted kind Common name
Coregonus alpenae Longjaw cisco
Stizostedion vitreum glaucum Blue walleye
Note: The second column of this Schedule gives a common name or names, where available, and is included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the first column is to be taken into account.”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 6
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SCHEDULE 5
Section 4


Family Kind
Araceae Alocasia sanderana
Caryocaraceae Caryocar costaricense
Caryophyllaceae Gymnocarpus prewalskii Melandrium mongolicus Silene mongolica Stellaria palvinata
Gentianaceae Prepusa hookeriana
Humiriaceae Vantanea barbourii
Juglandaceae Engelhardtia pterocarpa
Leguminosae Ammopiptanthus mongolicum Cynometra hemitomophylla Platymiscium pleiostachyum Tachilgalia versicolor
Melastomataceae Lavoisiera itambana
Meliaceae Guarea longipetiola
Moraceae Batocarpus costaricensis
Pinaceae Abies nebrodensis
Podocarpaceae Podocarpus costalis
Saxifragaceae (otherwise known as Grossulariaceae) Ribes sardoum
Ulmaceae Celtis aetnensis
Welwitschiaceae Welwitschia bainesii
Zingiberaceae Hedychium philippinense”