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Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. No. 159 of 2019).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Aquaculture Alien species Freshwater fishes Offences/penalties Animal production Plant protection Ecosystem preservation Enforcement/compliance International trade Wild fauna Wild flora
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order, for purposes of giving effect in Northern Ireland to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species, provides for control on the importation and exportation of invasive alien species as listed by the European Commission in accordance with the EU Regulation. The Order, among other things, provides for criminal offences, provides for the issue of permits and licenses in accordance with the Regulation, and provides with respect to enforcement by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.

Legislation | European Union | 2014 (2016)

Keyword: Alien species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX