Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1372 of 1997).

These Regulations create a number of offences in relation to Article 8 of Council Regulation No. 338/97, in particular, they create offences related to the purchase and sale of specimens listed in Annex A of the Council Regulation or of specimens listed in Annex B of the Council Regulation which have been imported or acquired unlawfully. In particular: (a) regulation 3 creates a number of offences relating to the making of false statements or the furnishing of false information for the purpose of obtaining a permit or certificate under the Principal Regulation or Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 on the protection of species of wild flora and fauna by regulating trade therein; (b) regulation 4 provides for offences relating to the misuse of such permits or certificates; (c) regulation 5 refers to the powers of persons commissioned or authorized by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to require proof of lawful import or export of a specimen; (d) regulation 6 makes it an offence to contravene any condition or requirement of a permit or certificate issued in accordance with the Principal Regulation or Subsidiary Regulation; (e) regulation 7 makes it an offence to move a live specimen listed in Annex A of the Principal Regulation from the address specified in the import permit or in any other certificate relating to that specimen or to keep such a specimen at a different address without prior authorization; (f) regulation 8 creates a number of offences relating to a range of activities including the purchase and sale of specimens listed in Annex A of the Principal Regulation or of specimens listed in Annex B which have been imported or acquired unlawfully; and (g) regulations 9 and 10 make provision for powers of entry, including the power to take samples from specimens, and seizure for the purposes of enforcement of the Principal Regulation.