Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958

IMPORTATION OF EGGS FROM EUROPE (JERSEY) ORDER 1958 Revised Edition 02.400.50 Showing the law as at 1 January 2006 This is a revised edition of the law Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958 Arrangement Revised Edition – 1 January 2006 Page - 3 02.400.50 IMPORTATION OF EGGS FROM EUROPE (JERSEY) ORDER 1958 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 5 2 Prohibition on importation .............................................................................. 5 3 Procedure in the case of unlawful importation ................................................ 6 4 Citation ............................................................................................................ 6 Supporting Documents ENDNOTES 7 Table of Legislation History ........................................................................................... 7 Table of Endnote References .......................................................................................... 7 Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958 Article 1 Revised Edition – 1 January 2006 Page - 5 02.400.50 IMPORTATION OF EGGS FROM EUROPE (JERSEY) ORDER 19581 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, in pursuance of Articles 13 and 42 of the Diseases of Animals (Jersey) Law 1956,2 orders as follows – Commencement [see endnotes] 1 Interpretation In this Order – “Continent of Europe” means all countries in Europe and includes the islands adjacent thereto but excludes the British Islands and the Republic of Ireland; “date of despatch” means the date on which any eggs are despatched from the premises on which they were produced; “eggs” means poultry eggs in shell but excludes any eggs to which the Poultry, Game and Hatching Eggs (Importation) (Jersey) Order 1958,3 applies; “fowl pest” means any of the forms of that disease, including Newcastle disease, fowl plague and pneumoencephalitis; “importer” includes any person who, whether as owner, consignee, agent or broker, is in the possession or is in any way entitled to the custody or control of any imported eggs; “poultry” means domestic fowls and ducks; “veterinary inspector” in relation to any eggs, means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Government of the country in which the eggs were produced. 2 Prohibition on importation No eggs produced on the Continent of Europe shall be imported into Jersey: Article 3 Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958 Page - 6 Revised Edition – 1 January 2006 02.400.50 Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to the importation of any eggs – (a) which are clean, but which have not been submitted to any cleaning process; (b) which are packed in trays and containers constructed of clean, new material; and (c) each consignment of which is accompanied by a certificate signed by a veterinary inspector to the effect that, during the 6 months immediately preceding the date of despatch of the eggs included in the consignment, no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or fowl pest has occurred on the premises where the eggs were produced nor, during the 6 weeks immediately preceding that date, within a radius of 20 kms thereof. 3 Procedure in the case of unlawful importation (1) Where any eggs are imported in contravention of this Order, the importer shall be guilty of an offence under this Order and, whether or not any proceedings are instituted in respect of the offence, the Minister may require such eggs forthwith to be re-exported from Jersey. (2) Any expenses incurred by the Minister under this Article may be recovered, as a civil debt, from the importer and, where the Minister requires any eggs to be re-exported, the Minister shall not be liable in respect of any expenses or losses incurred by the importer or any other person by reason of the re-exportation. (3) Where any offence under this Order committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or approval of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of that body corporate, the person, as well as the body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 4 Citation This Order may be cited as the Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958. Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958 Endnotes Revised Edition – 1 January 2006 Page - 7 02.400.50 ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History Legislation Year and No Commencement Importation of Eggs from Europe (Jersey) Order 1958 R&O.3965 1 December 1958 States of Jersey (Amendments and Construction Provisions No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 2005 R&O.132/2005 9 December 2005 Table of Endnote References 1 This Order has been amended by the States of Jersey (Amendments and Construction Provisions No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 2005. The amendments replace all references to a Committee of the States of Jersey with a reference to a Minister of the States of Jersey, and remove and add defined terms appropriately, consequentially upon the move from a committee system of government to a ministerial system of government 2 chapter 02.400 3 chapter 02.400.64