
1 
This Order may be cited as The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 23rd July 2015.
2 
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
3 
The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended in accordance with articles 4 to 12.
4 

(1) In paragraph (1) of article 2—
(a) after the definition of “carrier” insert—“
 “the Commission Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;”,
(b) after the definition of “Decision 2007/25/EC” insert—“
 “declaration” means a declaration given in accordance with Article 12(1)(c), Article 25(3) or Article 30(3) of the Pets Regulation;”,
(c) in the definition of “health certificate”, for “Article 8(2)” substitute “Article 26 or Article 31”, and
(d) for the definition of “the Pets Regulation” substitute—“
 “the Pets Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) 998/2003;”.
(2) In paragraph (4) of article 2—
(a) omit the word “and” immediately preceding sub-paragraph (b), and
(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).
5 
For article 3 substitute—“
3. 
The Department is the competent authority for the purposes of—
(a) Articles 3(g) and (h), 10(3)(b), 22(3), 23, 32(1)(b)(i), 33(2), 34 and 35 of the Pets Regulation,
(b) Article 2(1) of Decision 2007/25/EC, and
(c) article 10 of this Order”.
6 

(1) In paragraph (1)(a) of article 5, omit “or B”.
(2) For paragraph (1)(c) of article 5, substitute—“
(c) is an animal of a species listed in Part B of Annex I to the Pets Regulation and is brought into Northern Ireland from another member State.”.
7 
In article 6, for “Article 5 or 8” substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
8 
After article 10 (Controls on highly pathogenic avian influenza), insert the following Part—“
PART 2A
10A. 

(1) No person may implant a microchip in an animal of the species listed in Part A of Annex I to the Pets Regulation for the purposes of a non-commercial movement unless—
(a) they are a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon,
(b) they are a student of veterinary surgery or student veterinary nurse and in either case acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon,
(c) they have been satisfactorily assessed on a training course approved by the competent authority for that purpose, or
(d) before the 29th December 2014 they received training on implantation which included practical experience of implanting a microchip.
(2) In this Article—
 “microchip” has the same meaning as “transponder” in the Pets Regulation;
 “student veterinary nurse” and “veterinary nurse” have the meanings given by Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;
 “student of veterinary surgery” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Schedule to the Veterinary Surgeons (Practice by Students) Regulations Order of Council 1981;
 “veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons under section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.”.
9 

(1) In paragraph (1) of article 11, for the words “community air carrier” substitute “Community air carrier or a Union carrier,”.
(2) For paragraph (2) of article 11, substitute—“
(2) In this article—
 “Community air carrier” has the meaning given by Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air, and for the purposes of travelling by air “recognised assistance dog” shall be interpreted in accordance with that Regulation;
 “Union carrier” has the meaning given by Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, and for the purposes of travelling by sea and inland waterway “recognised assistance dog” shall be interpreted in accordance with that Regulation”.
10 
In paragraph (1) of article 12, after “the Pets Regulation,” insert “the Commission Implementing Regulation,”.
11 

(1) In paragraph (d) of article 13, for “(including information contained in a passport or health certificate)” substitute “(including information contained in a passport, health certificate or declaration)”.
(2) In paragraph (e) of article 13, for “(including a passport or health certificate)” substitute “(including a passport, health certificate or declaration)”.
12 
The Schedule (Consequential Amendments) has effect.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 24th June 2015
Geraldine Fee
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

SCHEDULE
Article 12
PART 1
1 
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 is amended in accordance with this Part.
2 

(1) In paragraph (1) of article 3—
(a) for the definition of “the Pets Regulation” substitute—“
 “the Pets Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) 998/2003;”, and
(b) for the definition of “the Pets Regulation quarantine end date” substitute—“
 “the Pets Regulation quarantine end date” means the earliest of either—
(a) in the case of—
(i) a cat or ferret subject to Article 6 of the Pets Regulation, the date on which the animal satisfies the requirements of that Article,
(ii) a cat or ferret subject to Article 10 of the Pets Regulation, the date on which the animal satisfies the requirements of that Article,
(iii) a dog subject to Article 6 of the Pets Regulation and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which the dog satisfies the requirements of both Articles,
(iv) a dog subject to Article 6 of the Pets Regulation but exempt from Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which the dog satisfies the requirements of Article 6 of the Pets Regulation,
(v) a dog subject to Article 10 of the Pets Regulation and Article 7 of the supplementary Regulation, the date on which the dog satisfies the requirements of both Articles, or
(b) where the animal has satisfied the requirements applicable to it under sub-paragraphs (a)(i) to (v) above, but does not satisfy the requirements in relation to rabies under Article 6(b) or Article 10(b) and (c) of the Pets Regulation as appropriate, the date of the expiry of a period of four months beginning with the date on which the animal is detained for the purposes of isolation in quarantine.”.
(2) After paragraph 1 of article 3, insert—“
(1A) For the purposes of the definition of “the Pets Regulation quarantine end date” in paragraph (1), “the supplementary Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards preventative measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs.”.
3 
In paragraph (2)(c)(i) of article 4, for “Article 5” substitute “Article 6”.
4 
In paragraphs (2B)(a), (2C) and (3) of article 5, for “Article 5 or 8” in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
5 
In paragraph (3) of article 6, for “Article 5 or 8” substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
6 
In paragraph (8) of article 8, for “Article 5 or 8” substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
7 
In paragraphs (5A)(a) and (b), and paragraphs (9A)(a) and (b), of article 12, for “Article 5 or 8” in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
8 
In paragraphs (1A), (3A)(a) and (b) of article 13, for “Article 5 or 8” in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 6 or 10”.
9 
In paragraph (2) of article 14—
(a) for “Article 8” substitute “Article 6 or 10”, and
(b) for “Article 14(c)” substitute “Article 35(1)(c)”.
PART 2
10 
The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 are amended in accordance with this Part.
11 
For regulation 3, substitute—“
3. 

(1) These Regulations do not apply in relation to pet animals where—
(a) the movement is a non-commercial movement, and
(b) in the case of cats, dogs and ferrets—
(i) the pet animal is accompanying the owner or authorised person, or
(ii) where more than five pet animals are accompanying the owner or authorised person, the conditions set out in Article 5(2) of the Pets Regulation are fulfilled.
(2) In this regulation—
 “authorised person”, “non-commercial movement” and “owner” have the meaning given by Article 3 of the Pets Regulation;
 “the Pets Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003;
 “pet animal” means an animal of a species listed in Annex I of the Pets Regulation;
 “accompanying” has the same meaning as in the Pets Regulation.”.
PART 3
12 
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 are amended in accordance with this Part.
13 
After regulation 16(4), insert—“
(5) A person who is aggrieved by the final determination of the competent authority under paragraph (4) may, within 21 days of the notification of the determination, appeal against that determination to a court of summary jurisdiction.”.