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The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”)(a).

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to the environment(b).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(c) and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of that Council Regulation(d) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st October 2018.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“acquired” means, in relation to a specimen, taken from the wild or the point at which it was born in captivity or artificially propagated;

“acquired unlawfully” means acquired contrary to the provisions of the Principal Regulation or the Subsidiary Regulation and “acquired lawfully” is to be construed accordingly;

“import” means introduce into the European Union;