EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
CUSTOMS ACT 1901
CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS 1 REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 361
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE
These Statutory Rules remove an unnecessary export control on horses.
Following the commencement of the Export Control (Animals) Orders on 1 October 1987, there has been a requirement that an export permit under the Export Control Act 1982 be obtained for the exportation of any live animal. In addition, item 10A of the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations required that the permission of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy or an authorized officer be obtained for the exportation of horses.
The Customs control was considered to be an unnecessary duplication of administrative effort and so has been repealed.