
2022 No. 924
Animals, EnglandAnimal Health
The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Made 31st August 2022
Laid before Parliament 1st September 2022
Coming into force 1st October 2022

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals.

In accordance with Article 39(7) of that Regulation, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.
Citation, commencement, expiry, extent and application
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October and expire on 1st April 2023.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(4) These Regulations apply in England.
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
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(1) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 4—
(a) in point 2(b), at the end insert “, except where point 2A applies”;
(b) after point 2, insert—“
2A. 
This point applies where the Secretary of State has administered a test which measures a level of antibody to rabies virus in serum of the animal tested equal to or greater than 0.3 EU/ml and using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method that meets the validation standards set out in Chapter 1.1.6. of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2022”.
Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
31st August 2022