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(1) This Order—
(a) may be cited as the African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (Amendment) (England) Order 2023; and
(b) comes into force on 14th December 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, but applies in relation to England only.
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(1) The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 2022 is amended as follows.
(2) After article 4 (exclusions from requirements for porcine products), insert—“
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(1) For the purposes of enforcing this Order under the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011, in relation to entry or exit into or out of the tunnel system, the enforcement authority is the district council of Dover as designated under article 2 of the Dover Port Health Authority Order 1978.
(2) In this article, “tunnel system” has the meaning described in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987.”.
Benyon
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
22nd November 2023