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 :(c) that the offender must not have any specimen, or a specimen of a particular description, in his or her possession or under his or her control for a specified period of up to five years.

Offences by corporations etc.

11.—(1) If an offence under these Regulations by a body corporate or a Scottish partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer, the officer (as well as the body corporate or partnership) is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(2) In relation to a body corporate, “officer” means—
 * (a) a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;
 * (b) a person purporting to act in any such capacity.

(3) In relation to a Scottish partnership, “officer” means—
 * (a) a partner;
 * (b) a person purporting to act as a partner.

(4) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with functions of management as if the member were an officer of the body.

Management authority and scientific authority

12.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, the Principal Regulation and the Subsidiary Regulation, the management authority is the Secretary of State.

(2) For the purposes of the Principal Regulation and the Subsidiary Regulation, the Secretary of State may designate one or more persons as a scientific authority.

Ports of entry and exit

13. For the purposes of the Principal Regulation and the Subsidiary Regulation, the Secretary of State may designate customs offices for carrying out the checks and formalities for the introduction into, and export from, the European Union of specimens.

Revocations

14.—(1) The following regulations are revoked—
 * (a) the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Designation of Ports of Entry) Regulations 1985(a) ;
 * (b) the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997(b) ;
 * (c) the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2005(c) ;
 * (d) the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2007(d) ;
 * (e) the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2009(e).

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