The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

• Citation: S.I. 2022/420
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, expiry, extent and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made and expire on 1st October 2022.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England, and extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 576/2013

(1) Regulation (EU) 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 2021 (commonly known as the OIE validation standard”)