289. Restrictions on import and export of endangered species.

Provision is made by the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 for the prohibition of the exportation and importation of animals, whether alive or dead¹, which are for the time being considered to be endangered species², and the importation and exportation of products derived from certain species for the time being specified³, except when carried out under a licence⁴ issued by the appropriate authority and in accordance with its terms⁵. At the date at which this volume states the law, no species are specified under these provisions, the trade in such species now being governed by EU law⁶.

Provision